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

Chapter 364 The Grandmaster's Defection, the Disciple's Current Situation

Initial universe, Chaos City.

The Venerable Guiyi, dressed in a long red robe, entered the Chaos Ruins.

"teacher……"

"Guiyi, what is it?"

A deep voice rang out, and the Lord of Chaos City turned around to look at his disciple.

"Just now, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was on Thunder Mountain talking with several Universe Venerables from the Virtual Universe Company lineage. He said that his disciple, Lu Qingshan, has broken through to the Universe Venerable realm."

Venerable Guiyi bowed.

"Oh? You broke through?"

A strange light flashed in the eyes of the Chaos City Lord.

His gaze fell in the direction of Qingshan Residence.

There was no one else in Qingshan Residence except for a special being named Huan Jinling, who was cultivating inside. The Chaos City Lord knew that Huan Jinling was Lu Qingshan's only son.

"It seems that when Lu Qingshan left the initial universe a hundred years ago, he sensed that he was about to break through."

The Lord of Chaos City understood.

Although he rarely paid special attention to other people's information, he would always separate a wisp of his consciousness to take a special look at those who came and went in the primordial universe.

Lu Qingshan left the initial universe a hundred years ago, so his breakthrough now is quite reasonable.

"If I remember correctly, Lu Qingshan first came to the Initial Universe when he was a World Lord, and only three eras have passed since then."

"Yes, teacher, it has been a little over three eras now." Even Venerable Guiyi's voice could not remain calm.

He knows what this means.

Three eras, from World Lord to Universe Venerable... This record is probably something even his teacher, the Lord of Chaos City, couldn't achieve back then.

“Not bad, not bad…” the Chaos City Lord exclaimed, then said, “This kind of genius is a blessing for our Virtual Universe Company and for the human race. When he returns to Chaos City, have him come to the City Lord’s Mansion.”

"is teacher."

Venerable Guiyi respectfully bowed.

It then slowly receded.

He felt a pang of envy.

With Lu Qingshan's talent, the human race will certainly not treat him unfairly. The previous soul defense treasure was probably just an appetizer. Now that Lu Qingshan has broken through to the Universe Venerable and become a true high-ranking member of the human race, he will probably be able to obtain the bestowal of a supreme treasure.

Although he felt envious, Venerable Guiyi did not harbor any resentment.

Lu Qingshan is too incredible.

Throughout the entire history of humanity, it would be difficult to find someone with talent comparable to Lu Qingshan. Lu Qingshan certainly has the potential to become a pillar of humanity, while he... although he is a cosmic overlord, his potential is far less than that of Lu Qingshan.

……

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom showed off at Thunder Mountain.

The news naturally spread very quickly.

At first, they were just the cosmic venerables on Thunder Mountain, and the personal disciples of the cosmic venerables who happened to be cultivating with their teacher and met Qianwu.

The news quickly spread throughout the entire human race's circle of cosmic venerables.

Then came the Grandmaster-level expert in Chaos City…

This is the advantage of the virtual universe; messages can spread extremely quickly.

In Chaos City, at the True Birth King's residence... more than a dozen Grandmasters who had been granted the title of King gathered together, all discussing this matter.

"Not long ago, the King of Ten Thousand Laws was just like us, lecturing in Chaos City. I never expected that he would have already broken through to the realm of the Universe Venerable."

The one speaking was the Flame Dragon King of the Nine Universes lineage.

"What 'King of Ten Thousand Laws'? He should be called 'Venerable One of Ten Thousand Laws'!" King Jianhuang laughed heartily.

“Our Virtual Universe Company has too few Time Venerables, and now we have another Myriad Laws Venerable…” Lingyun King’s tone was somewhat incredulous.

"King Lingyun, your disciple Lingyu is also a disciple of Venerable Wanfa, right? Your relationship with Venerable Wanfa must be quite good." King Longyu said with some envy.

"No way... I rarely interacted with Venerable Wanfa before. If I had to say who had the best relationship with Venerable Wanfa, it would definitely be King Zhenyan. I heard that you, King Zhenyan, often go to Venerable Wanfa's house for drinks?"

Hearing Lingyun King's words, all the Grandmasters who had been granted the title of King of Kings turned their gazes to Zhenyan King, who was sitting in the main seat.

“True King Yan, haha, you’re lucky. You have the best relationship with Venerable Wanfa. You’ll have Venerable Wanfa as your backer from now on.”

“True King Yan, we’ve been discussing this for so long, why haven’t you said a word? Aren’t you surprised at all?”

"Haha, I hope the True King of Yan won't be discouraged."

King Zhenyan was naturally carefree, and those invited were all his friends, so they spoke very casually.

"What's so surprising?"

King Zhenyan downed the Purple Fire Ape Wine in the wine pot in one gulp, and couldn't help but smack his lips. This wine was originally half a bottle that Lu Qingshan had given him, and he had always been reluctant to drink it, saving it until now...

"Isn't that surprising? That Venerable Wanfa has only cultivated for about twelve epochs, yet he has already broken the record set by Venerable Shihuo for countless epochs!"

"That's right, True King Yan, stop pretending."

Listening to everyone's words, King Zhenyan snorted: "Ever since I fought against King Wanfa, I have never doubted whether he could break through to the Universe Venerable. Now, his breakthrough is only expected."

"True King Yan, you even fought against the Venerable of Ten Thousand Laws before his breakthrough? What was the result?"

Sword King asked in a gossipy manner.

"How was it?" King Zhenyan hiccuped and recalled, "We fought twice in total. The first time, he didn't go all out, and we fought for a few minutes before he killed me with a secret technique. The second time, I challenged him to go all out, and then he killed me with a casual strike!"

"Tell me, what's so strange about the King of All Laws becoming a Universal Venerable?"

When the Dragon Whale King became a Universe Venerable, the True Evolution King was green with envy. But when the Myriad Laws King became a Universe Venerable, the True Evolution King was not jealous at all, and was not even surprised.

Upon hearing King Zhenyan's words, everyone present was astonished.

The True King is an invincible figure among those who have been granted the title of King. Don't be fooled by the fact that they are all Grandmasters who have been granted the title of King. Even if they join forces, they may not be a match for the True King alone.

Yet, the mighty True King was instantly killed by the King of Ten Thousand Laws in a single move.

Just how powerful was this King of Ten Thousand Dharmas?
King Zhenyan continued, "You know my character; I don't lie. If you don't have a Universe Venerable as your backer, you can really rely on Venerable Wanfa. I'm sure that even among the Universe Venerables, Venerable Wanfa is an absolutely powerful being."

Upon hearing this, the minds of the several powerful kings present who did not have the backing of a cosmic venerable became active.

The Venerable Wanfa has just broken through and does need manpower. If we join him now, we will definitely get better treatment... The key is that we can also have the Venerable Wanfa as our backer.

Although those who reach the rank of Grandmaster are generally more or less connected with the Universe Venerables, the relationships vary in closeness and distance, and some connections may not necessarily become their support.

Moreover, by siding with Venerable Wanfa, one is essentially joining the Qianwu lineage, which has three Universe Venerables!
"True King, I haven't had any prior interaction with Venerable Wanfa. Would you please introduce me to him?"

The Black Mist King spoke.

"Black Mist, you actually intend to pledge allegiance to Venerable Wanfa?" King Longyu was astonished.

She had always thought that her sister was devoted to cultivation and disliked worldly affairs. She had previously invited her to join the Nine Swords lineage, but her sister had politely declined.

"Although Venerable Wanfa is a Venerable of Time, he is also extraordinary in the laws of space. Back then, even World Lords had passed through 20 levels of the Cosmic Bridge. At my level, it is extremely difficult to make progress. I want to try to help Venerable Wanfa and see if I can get his guidance."

The Black Mist King answered sincerely.

King Zhenyan smiled and said, "King Black Mist, you can rest assured about our relationship. I'll take care of this."

In fact, King Zhenyan himself wanted to pledge allegiance to Venerable Wanfa. He had such a good relationship with Venerable Wanfa that he would definitely be accepted if he pledged allegiance to him. Unfortunately, he already had Venerable Universe as his backer.

“True Yan King, please speak on my behalf as well…” Anju King of the Wan Zhou lineage also spoke up.

"King Anju, is there really no need for you to do this? Do I really need to explain your relationship with King Wanfa?"

King Zhenyan was somewhat surprised.

Although King Anju was unassuming and kept a low profile, he had been cultivating in the Chaos City for much longer than him. Unexpectedly, he also had the idea of ​​joining the Venerable of Ten Thousand Laws.

"Although I share a disciple with Venerable Wanfa, our relationship is far inferior to that of you, True King Yan... It would be better if you could put in a good word for me."

King Anju said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll count you as King Anju."

King Zhenyan nodded.

Aside from the two of them, many other powerful figures present who had been granted the title of King were tempted, but no one else spoke up.

There's no way around it; within the True King circle, those who are among the most powerful kings generally have a Universe Venerable as their backer. Kings like Black Mist King and Anju King are just a minority.

Everyone knows that following Venerable Wanfa will surely lead to a bright future. This can be seen from how Venerable Wanfa trains his disciples, which shows that Venerable Wanfa must be a very generous person.

But they had no other choice.

Take Longyu Wang for example. He was a capable subordinate of the Nine Swords Venerable and was entrusted with important responsibilities. If he were to switch allegiance to someone else, he would definitely offend the Nine Swords Venerable to the death.

……

Battlefield outside the territory, offering sacrifices to the mainland.

A battle had just ended, and several immortal gods from the demon race's subordinate races had died, their divine bodies reduced to fragments.

Several immortal gods from the Hong Alliance looked up at the powerful female figure with wings in the sky, their faces filled with gratitude and admiration.

"Thank you for your help, King Ziyu. Please leave an account number so I can transfer the funds for this rescue to you..."

King Ziyu is a powerful figure who has only recently emerged in the Yanji Continent and been granted the title of King.

Although he only has the strength of a beginner-level King, he has an extremely strong ability to protect himself and has even escaped from the hands of a peak-level King before.

"Hmm." The woman with purple wings was about to reveal her account number when she suddenly received a message.

"Our teacher has actually broken through to the Universe Venerable Realm!"

A flicker of shock and joy flashed in her eyes.

The Purple Feather King is actually the Spirit Feather... those purple wings are actually a transformation of a treasure.

Relying on her innate talent, she disguised the treasure as wings, making it seem as if it were naturally present. Even when she escaped from the clutches of a peak-level king, she was not discovered.

"I'm still a little short of completing my military merit quota. I wonder if the teacher will hold a celebration ceremony. I hope I can make it in time."

Ling Yu looked at the Hongmeng team she had rescued earlier and shook her head, saying, "I gained a decent amount from killing those alien races, so there's no need to pay for this rescue."

After saying that, she didn't linger. With a tremor of her purple wings, she disappeared from everyone's sight.

……

In a remote location on the Yanji Continent, 30,000 kilometers underground.

A massive black sword was embedded in a crevice in the rock, and a young man clad in black rattan armor was struggling painfully on the ground, during which various strange phenomena appeared on his body.

After a long time.

The young man in black armor was almost paralyzed on the ground, panting heavily.

"The three Blood Crystals bestowed upon me by my teacher have finally fused together successfully! My power..."

He mobilized the power of Bloodlust... and sure enough, his strength doubled, and his compatibility with the fundamental laws became clearer.

The young man in black armor revealed a hint of excitement.

He had already completed his military merit quota long ago. He had been fighting on the battlefield outside the domain for tens of thousands of years to hone himself and fuse all three Blood Crystals given to him by his teacher.

"The teacher will definitely be surprised when he sees that I have fused all three Blood Crystals."

The boy smiled smugly.

His expression then froze.

"Teacher has broken through to the Universe Venerable Realm?"

(End of this chapter)