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

Chapter 181 The Golden Finger is Lazy
Lu Qingshan didn't have to wait long on the Qianwu Continent before the staff of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank came to collect the 'Mysterious Jade Glazed Fruit'.

Lu Qingshan left Qianwu Continent and returned to the Initial Universe with a consignment auction contract in hand.

Back in Chaos City, Lu Qingshan summarized his understanding of the laws.

Of the ten laws, he only lacks four lower-level laws: water, wood, fire, and wind.

Although the Metal Law has not been officially recognized, both Blue and Golden Sword, these two second-tier geniuses, possessed Metal Law as their lower-level law. However, they are now focusing all their attention on the higher-level law.

Blue was following Lu Qingshan's instructions to fully comprehend the laws of space, while Jin Jian was focusing on analyzing the essence of the laws of space, so neither of them had the mind to pay attention to the lower-level laws.

However, once they raise their lower-level laws, Lu Qingshan's metal-type laws can easily gain recognition from the original laws.

All he needs to consider are the elements he just mentioned: water, wood, fire, and wind.

Ling Yu did learn about the wind elemental laws during the Genius Battle, but she has probably abandoned them now, focusing her time on the lightning and time elemental laws.

"After taking in four more disciples who focus on the lower-level fundamental laws, it's time to consider what to do after leaving the initial universe."

Although Lu Qingshan considered those third-tier genius realm lords like Jieming merely tools, he didn't intend to take in too many. Fulfilling his goals was enough.

Before the Lord of the Universe, focusing on spacetime is sufficient; any other insights will not significantly improve one's strength.

……

A banquet is being held in Jemin’s small building.

This banquet was much larger than the one in Lona, with more than a hundred world lords coming to offer their congratulations.

This is thanks to Jamie's ability to make friends over the years.

"Jermin, congratulations. I thought I would comprehend the laws before you, but I didn't expect you to beat me to it."

Colin picked up his glass of wine, took a swig, and while offering his congratulations, he felt somewhat depressed.

Before coming to the initial universe, his understanding of the laws was ahead of others. Unexpectedly, over the years, he was stuck in a state of extreme frustration, while others had already comprehended the laws and could become eternal beings at any time.

Luo is fine.

He admitted that Lopez was a genius.

Ke Jieming...

This kid is clearly not as good as me!

"Colin, don't be jealous. There are still a thousand years left to comprehend the initial universe. With your abilities, you will definitely be able to understand this final step."

Jemin laughed heartily and brought the topic to the forefront.

Colin sighed: "If you had said this when I first came to Chaos City, I would have believed you, but now... I don't even have confidence in myself."

"Colin, don't be discouraged, I believe in you!"

……

For this banquet, Jemin specially spent a lot of money to purchase a large quantity of fine wines in advance.

The group started drinking freely, and under the influence of the wine, they quickly became very talkative.

"Jeremy, you invited Prince Lu Qingshan last time, why didn't you invite him this time?"

A realm lord who had a good relationship with Jemin asked.

Jemin let out a burp: "Yanshan, do you think Prince Qingshan is as carefree as us? We already wasted his time once last time, how can I possibly invite him this time?"

"Indeed, although Prince Qingshan is kind and gentle, we cannot disturb him indefinitely."

"It's a pity that I haven't been able to comprehend the laws all these years. Otherwise, after becoming an immortal god, I could join the Virtual Universe Company as a formal member. I wish I could work under Prince Qingshan in the future."

“Your Highness Qingshan is undoubtedly good to his subordinates. I don’t need to work under Your Highness Qingshan; I’ll just work under Luo.”

"Luo is indeed amazing! I heard that after joining the Virtual Universe Company, he has easily passed through the thirteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge and obtained the qualification to comprehend the Chaos Stele more than ten times. As his strength improves in the future, he will definitely be a powerful assistant to Prince Qingshan."

Among the crowd, Luo, still dressed in a white robe, waved his hand and said, "I'm nothing special. Today is Jieming's big day, let's celebrate for him."

"Yes, yes, Jemin, let's have a drink."

"Jermin, the drinks you prepared today are pretty good. Let's have a toast."

"You little rascal, you've surpassed me, you have to have a few drinks with me."

……

Jemin accepted all offers of wine, downing glass after glass until his face turned red and he became quite drunk.

"Actually, well... I was able to break through this time thanks to Prince Aoyama."

"Originally, I was stuck in a bottleneck and couldn't make progress, so I thought of seeking refuge with Prince Qingshan. Who knew that Prince Qingshan happened to need some manpower, but he didn't need a realm lord, he needed an immortal god... Prince Qingshan saw that I was quite clever, so he took me as his disciple and gave me a treasure that could accelerate my comprehension of the laws. That's how I broke through the bottleneck and comprehended the laws in one fell swoop."

"So that's how it is... No wonder you comprehended the laws before me! It turns out you received help from Prince Qingshan."

"You're pretty tight-lipped, kid. If you hadn't drunk too much, you probably wouldn't have said a word."

"What kind of treasure did His Highness Qingshan bestow? Is it really that magical?" Upon hearing this, everyone immediately started gossiping.

Especially those who were initially somewhat unconvinced finally had a place to vent their frustrations. It turned out that it wasn't that they were inferior to Jieming, but rather that Jieming had a benefactor who helped him.

"I asked many people before I learned that the thing is called Earth Element Fruit, and it probably requires 50 Chaos Yuan Units. Actually, I am ashamed to say that with that many Chaos Yuan Units, I could ask more than a dozen Immortals for help."

Upon hearing this number, everyone present gasped in shock.

50 mixed yuan.

Which of the many realm lords present doesn't have one or two immortal gods in their family? Yet, the total assets of most of their families don't even amount to that number.

Many people have gone bankrupt and incurred a lot of debt in order to gather the more than 30,000 Hunyuan 'enlightenment slots'.

Jemin really hit the jackpot.

Many people felt that giving a treasure worth 50 Chaos Units to Jieming was a waste. With that much money, they could have cultivated several Immortal Gods.

After learning why Jieming had comprehended the law, many of the people present were also intrigued.

His Highness Lu Qingshan needs manpower. If Jieming can do it, why can't they?

At the last banquet in Luo, someone asked for Lu Qingshan's email address, and many of the realm masters present knew it.

Some people, while drinking, had already started drafting their plans, wondering what vivid language they could use to impress Prince Lu Qingshan of the primeval secret realm and gain the same treatment as Jieming.

Compared to comprehending the laws and breaking through to immortality, what does becoming a disciple count for? Although they are all at the realm lord level, Prince Lu Qingshan's understanding of the laws is definitely a thousand times or even ten thousand times greater than theirs.

Although Jemin had comprehended the laws, he had not yet condensed an immortal divine body. After a banquet, he fell into a deep sleep from drinking.

He did this on purpose; when acting, you have to make it look real.

Jemin felt no guilt; he genuinely wanted what was best for his friends! If they became disciples of Prince Qingshan, comprehending the laws would be a piece of cake, and even after breaking through to immortality, they could still have a respectable job.

……

Lu Qingshan, who had just finished comprehending the Chaos Stele, was unaware of Jieming's actions.

After he left the city lord's mansion.

Nasus reminded him that he had received 108 emails in his inbox.

Lu Qingshan was somewhat surprised to receive so many emails in just a few days. He casually opened a few emails and found that they were all from people who wanted to become his apprentices or join his cause.

Without Lu Qingshan needing to think too much, he knew it must be related to Jieming.

Lu Qingshan ignored all the praise and admiration in the emails and, after filtering, kept only four people.

He had met all four of them at Luo's banquet last time. They were all qualified third-class geniuses. They had the best relationship with Jieming, and after inquiring about them in detail, they seemed even more sincere.

That day, he had Jemin bring these people over.

These four realm lords.

They are respectively named Colin and the Law of Water, and are only one step away from fully comprehending the law.

Yan Shan, a genius who comprehended the laws of fire, previously had a higher level of understanding of the laws than Jie Ming.

Bu Kai, a genius of the Wind Element Law.

Mu Yu is a genius of the Wood Element Law and the only female genius among them.

"Although I have accepted you as my disciples and will guide you to comprehend the laws and become immortals, I am still only a realm lord. Are you really sure you want to become my disciples?"

Lu Qingshan sat in his chair and spoke calmly.

"Meet the teacher."

Several people knelt down and addressed the teacher without prior arrangement.

Lu Qingshan smiled slightly: "Originally, after accepting Jieming, I only planned to take one or two more disciples as helpers, but since you are all Jieming's good friends and sincere, I will give you this opportunity. There will be no more such opportunities in the future."

As he spoke, Lu Qingshan raised his hand.

Before each person appeared a treasure comparable to the Earth Element Fruit, which aided in comprehending the laws.

"This is a gift from your master to you. The instructions for using it are inside the box. Go back and comprehend the laws yourself. Only after you break through to become an immortal god will you be qualified to work by my side."

"Thank you teacher."

The group bowed again before accepting the gifts and leaving with Jemin.

After they left.

Lu Qingshan showed a hint of surprise.

"All the cashback is in Xuan Yu Liu Li Fruit... Is this cheat code being lazy?"

(End of this chapter)