Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

Virtual universe, second floor of the villa.

Lin Yan sat by the window, gazing at the scenery outside. The green mountains rose and fell in the distance, and at their foot lay a verdant grassland, from which a silver river meandered.

beautiful view.

But Lin Yan was not in the mood to appreciate it.

He withdrew his gaze, raised his hand and gently swiped in front of him, and a huge light screen unfolded out of thin air, hovering in front of him, with a dense list of courses on it.

Lanyou Sacred Land!

This is the official talent training institution established by the Lord of Lanyou Kingdom, and it is also the only large-scale comprehensive school within the territory of Lanyou Universe Kingdom that officially trains martial artists, mentalists, and other professionals.

Its enrollment scope spans hundreds of millions of galaxies, with branch campuses on almost every inhabited planet.

"This ruler of Lanyou Kingdom is quite enlightened!"

Looking at the courses on the screen, Lin Yan couldn't help but think to himself that he was currently logged into an external platform of the Lan You Holy Land, which listed a series of courses.

Mystic arts, weaponry, practical combat...

Each category contains dozens or even hundreds of specific courses.

The vast majority of these courses were taught by experts at the peak of the Realm Lord level, and at the very top of these courses were several marked with gold labels—

The immortal deity personally taught the teachings.

Lin Yan's gaze slowly moved across the courses. The broken stone slab, this cheat, needed to be charged with enough energy to function, and this charging process would take quite some time.

Although the charging speed of a Domain Lord-level being is a hundred times faster than that of a Cosmic-level being, a rate of 0.0001 units per year still means that he needs to wait a long time before the stone slab can truly be put to use.

Even if the body absorbs the nutrient solution with all its might, it would take at least twenty years to recharge to one unit of energy.

This time cannot be wasted.

Ultimately, he was severely unbalanced in his abilities. The illusionary power of the Mirage Feather was very strong, strong enough to allow him to challenge opponents of higher levels, but this power was too easily targeted and restrained.

He cannot stake his life entirely on a single weapon, no matter how powerful that weapon may be.

"The Realm of Water..."

Lin Yan entered keywords into the category filter box, and the list on the screen instantly shrank, leaving only courses related to "water".

His current water domain is at the sixth level, which is still quite a distance from the ninth level. Domains require comprehension, accumulation, and the refinement of time and practice.

A course taught by a strong person.

This will help him avoid some detours in this regard.

"I have class tomorrow night?" Lin Yan's gaze swept across the list, finally settling on one line. "A lecture on the fundamental laws of water? It's a lecture given by a peak Realm Lord... Hmm, I'll go listen."

The public courses at Lanyou Sacred Land are open to the public, and anyone who can afford the fee is welcome to audit them.

However, the price is high.

A single auditing spot of cosmic caliber costs a full 100 million cosmic coins.

Lin Yan didn't care about the money. He casually clicked the registration button, then stood up and jumped off the balcony.

midair.

His figure flickered a few times in the sunlight before passing through the villa area and arriving at a fixed teleportation point, disappearing into the light.

……

Lanyou Sacred Land, a virtual universe base.

This is a huge complex of buildings suspended above the clouds, each building exuding an ancient aura.

At the very center of this complex stands a colossal tower tens of thousands of feet high, its entire body composed of some kind of translucent crystal, refracting a rainbow of colors under the light of the virtual universe.

This is the headquarters of Lanyou Holy Land in the virtual universe, and also the location for all public courses.

Every public lecture.

Tens of thousands of students have been teleported here from all corners of the Lanyou Continent.

"Whoosh~"

Lin Yan appeared in the teleportation plaza and followed the flow of people into a huge circular building.

Inside the building is a tiered classroom large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time. At the very front sits a middle-aged man with white hair, sitting cross-legged, surrounded by a faint aquamarine glow.

Several hours later...

Lin Yan walked out of the circular building.

His brows were slightly furrowed, and his expression was neither disappointed nor satisfied.

"This effect..."

It didn't feel that good!

Lin Yan thought to himself, he had experienced the kind of fine chaff that was deducing light and shadow from the analytical stone slab before. Although this peak Realm Lord teacher's explanation was detailed, he still felt that something was missing.

after all.

His understanding is really limited.

"As a great man once said..."

"Only practice can test the truth!"

The explanation given by that peak Realm Lord was undeniably detailed, but Lin Yan's own comprehension was insufficient, and he didn't grasp much from it. For him, listening to lectures was ultimately just an aid.

We still have to rely on fighting.

……

Virtual universe, killing space.

This is a vast starry sky, where, apart from countless floating meteorites, there is only endless darkness and sparse starlight in the distance.

"Whoosh~"

Lin Yan appeared on a meteorite several hundred meters in diameter, his black battle suit gleaming coldly under the starlight.

"Master, are you sure you want to do this?"

On his shoulder, the fat cat tilted its head and looked at him with a hint of schadenfreude in its eyes. "Being killed by an opponent of equal level, that doesn't feel good, you know."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll deduct ten years' worth of your cat food!" Lin Yan glanced at it indifferently.

"Master, the cat has shut up." The fat cat immediately stood at attention, its tail tucked between its legs, not daring to even twitch its whiskers.

Lin Yan withdrew his gaze, shaking his head inwardly.

Although this fat cat talks a lot of nonsense, it's still his fault. When he was setting the personality, he thought it was too boring to cultivate alone, so he impulsively added a talkative attribute.

Now, he has no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

He hadn't considered deleting and resetting it, after all, he had developed some feelings for it after more than a hundred years of companionship.

"Set it up. Set my physical attributes, mental strength, and consciousness to be exactly the same as mine now. Set my weapon to a battle sword. The only difference is that my opponent must reach the seventh level of the Water Domain."

Setting opponents in the killing field is an advanced feature offered by Virtual Universe Company. Users can set an opponent of similar strength, or an opponent who is slightly better in a certain aspect.

The latter usually has the effect of a "teacher"—

By battling a pre-selected opponent, you can directly perceive your own shortcomings, observe the opponent's techniques, and gradually narrow the gap through repeated exchanges.

For some secret techniques that are difficult to master, and for some cultivators who are stuck at a bottleneck and unable to break through, this function is undoubtedly extremely valuable.

"Master, the application has been submitted." The fat cat's paws swiped a few times in the air, and a light screen unfolded in front of him, displaying the words "Application submitted, generating opponent."

Lin Yan nodded and waited quietly.

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