Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 201 Laws, Secret Techniques, and Weapon Forging

The Cosmic Sea is a small universe belonging to the Ancestral God Cult Alliance of the Second Cycle Era.

Inside the magnificent, translucent palace that radiates white light.

A towering figure with a thousand hands and wings, whose face was somewhat androgynous, slowly opened its eyes.

"Yue Lan's connection with the miniature universe has been severed. Has she perished?"

"His divine body far surpasses that of ordinary universe lords, and his treasures and secret techniques are also quite good. He wouldn't easily perish even when facing some fifth-tier universe lords. This time, he perished in some dangerous environment? It's a pity that he had no clan and was also reclusive in nature. He didn't leave any information before his death."

The towering figure had a calm gaze, and after only a brief moment of distraction, he quickly returned to deep contemplation.

For these strongest beings in the universe during the first and second cycles, their sole goal is to transcend reincarnation and attain eternal life.

Compared to this goal, everything else is insignificant.

Moreover, the Ancestral God Cult in the second reincarnation era was originally an extremely loose alliance. Many of its powerful members were of special life forms and did not belong to their own clans, so the relationships between them were naturally even more distant.
However, Lord Yue Lan is at least a top-tier fourth-order universe lord, and is quite famous in the universe sea.

Therefore, his death still caused a small ripple within a certain range.

However, the ripples were actually quite limited. In addition, the Lord of Yue Lan died very quickly, and there was no special information to be released before his death. Therefore, the topic was only hotly discussed for a while before it gradually cooled down.

After all, the vast cosmic ocean is full of dangerous places, and it is common for cosmic lords to perish while exploring and seizing treasures.

Unless it's the death of a true friend, family member, or clansman, no one would bother to keep paying attention to news that has nothing to do with them.

Meanwhile, in the rift valley caves beneath the glacial continent.

Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone stayed here for more than three months, recovering most of his divine power. After reuniting with the Yuqing clone who had returned, they continued to venture deeper into the inner domain of the cosmic ship.

time flies……

As Qi Yuan ventured into the cosmic vessel, he occasionally encountered powerful alien beings from before the Great Cataclysm.

Those who are able to venture into the inner domain normally possess strength of at least the fourth rank. Even the very few peak third-rank universe lords who dare to venture in are all those with exceptional talents in certain areas, such as a strong divine body, a powerful treasure, or extremely powerful life-saving methods.
Encountering these powerful individuals, especially upon seeing a complete stranger like Qi Yuan, inevitably leads to a battle.

Unlike the powerful figures of the Third Cycle Era, which is the Primitive Universe Era where Qi Yuan is located, the nine peak forces, twelve top forces, and many other powerful figures in the Primitive Universe rarely engage in real combat with each other, whether in the Primitive Universe or in the Cosmic Sea, unless they are attracted by treasures or other things.

However, those powerful figures from the first and second reincarnation eras would still kill each other on sight, even without supreme treasures!

Especially those powerful figures from the first cycle era, who faced the pressure of their lifespan and acted extremely eccentrically and madly, there was no reasoning with them!

Only through battle, and by demonstrating superior combat power, can we intimidate them, make them think twice, and thus retreat.

Qi Yuan's combat strength was basically at the level of the initial fourth stage, and with the help of the secret technique "Time and Space" to enhance the domain treasure, the original top-level domain treasure could unleash power that was almost comparable to the peak domain treasure.
Especially after obtaining the 'Blood Whale Realm' of Lord Yue Lan, the Blood Whale Realm, with the blessing of "Time and Space", can completely unleash power comparable to a normal peak realm treasure!
Even the fourth-order universe lords in the cosmic sea mostly use domain treasures that are only at the level of top-tier domain treasures.

Only a very few extremely powerful individuals, or those with exceptionally good fortune, possess supreme treasures of the pinnacle realm.

Therefore, with the Blood Whale Realm empowered by "Time and Space", Qi Yuan was able to take the initiative in battle most of the time.

In battle, he can fight or retreat whenever he wants!
When you want to fight, use your treasured domain to entangle your opponent and engage in a fierce and unrestrained battle.

When you want to escape from battle, you can also use the Treasure Domain to hinder your opponent's pursuit and leave quickly.

After his battle with Lord Yue Lan, he gained a more intuitive understanding of the power of the strongest innate secret technique, 'Light of Nothingness'.

His main purpose in venturing into the Cosmic Sea was to hone himself, not simply to kill, so he rarely used this secret technique again.

Even when used, its power is controlled within a limited range, used solely for countering attacks and dealing with enemies.

More often than not, he uses his self-created "Opening Heaven" and "Chaos Suppression"—two ultimate secret techniques of the universe's master—to fight his enemies, hoping to discover the shortcomings of these two secret techniques in battle, further improve them, and elevate them to the level of "strongest secret techniques."

The primordial universe era in which Qi Yuan lived was still in the early stages of this cycle of evolution. Some traditions and schools of thought were vastly different from those of the first and second cycles before the Great Cataclysm.

Moreover, in different eras of reincarnation, some brand-new combat styles and new applications of the laws have always impressed him. By drawing inferences from one instance to another, he has often had surprising insights into the secret techniques, and his control over the application of the laws has become much more adept.

Even during battles with different opponents, he constantly tried to analyze and simulate their secret techniques using the 'transformation' talent of his Shangqing clone, hoping to inspire his own secret technique creation. However, the secret techniques used by fourth-tier universe masters were already at the strongest level of universe masters. Even with the extremely powerful 'transformation' talent of his Shangqing clone, he still encountered great difficulties when trying to simulate the secret techniques used by his opponents.

After all, each universe master's understanding of the laws, fighting style, and school of thought are different. Some become universe masters by following the orthodox path of spacetime, while others follow the path of the Beast God. The path of the Beast God alone has eight major schools, and the 'fusion law' cultivated by the path of the Beast God is no longer within the scope of ordinary basic laws.

Qi Yuan had never dabbled in these things before, and the 'Transformation' talent also required corresponding understanding of the laws as support. It was naturally extremely difficult to simulate the secret techniques of these powerful figures, and it was almost impossible to succeed.

In order to resolve this predicament and truly unleash the power of his 'change' talent, Qi Yuan naturally took action.

He has reached the end of his current stage in comprehending the laws of spacetime, so he has turned to studying the other seven lower laws besides the lightning law that he has already mastered.

Having the advantage of being a 'prescient' who had read the original plot, Qi Yuan understood that a complete understanding of a law did not necessarily mean reaching the ultimate goal of that law.

The laws possess endless mysteries and boundless power. Even the primordial universe's many cosmic lords, and even the strongest beings in the universe, still lack a deep understanding of the power of the laws.

Even with the ordinary eight lower-level laws, as long as one comprehends them further, grasps their true essence, and has even a slight feeling for the 'source of laws,' passing through reincarnation will be a piece of cake.

Furthermore, by fully integrating the Ten Laws, one can master the powerful Laws of Chaos, and even above Chaos, there are higher rules governing the operation of the Great Dao.

Therefore, the understanding of the laws, or rather the 'Tao', is almost endless.

However, it is extremely difficult to comprehend the profound mysteries of the universe's origin simply by relying on one's perception of space and time.

The correct approach is to first fully comprehend all ten fundamental laws: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, lightning, wind, time, and space. Then, using these ten fundamental laws as the foundation, one can condense the void and become a true god of the void, possessing the strength to transcend reincarnation!
For Qi Yuan, there is no higher level of inheritance to guide him for the time being. Whether it is breaking through to become a true god with divine power or creating a sixth-order secret technique, it is a distant prospect for him.

However, it would be much simpler to first understand all ten fundamental principles.

Before breaking through to immortality, he received an extremely special reward—the 'Heart of Law'.

The Heart of Laws allows his consciousness to be constantly connected to the origin of the universe, always possessing a speed of law comprehension comparable to that of a World Lord. Moreover, even after becoming an immortal, he need not worry about the immortal divine power causing rejection of comprehension of other attribute laws.

With this special reward, it will naturally be much easier for him to comprehend other lower-level laws.

After all, with his extraordinary consciousness and profound understanding of the laws of time and space, his speed in comprehending the eight lower laws was naturally exaggerated.

As his understanding of the other fundamental laws deepened, Qi Yuan began to grasp the secret techniques used by the universe lords he encountered. He could now 'understand' some of them.

In this way, it becomes slightly easier to use the 'Change' talent to analyze the opponent's secret techniques and learn from their strengths and weaknesses.

Moreover, to his surprise, as his understanding of the fundamental laws deepened, his progress in comprehending the weapon-refining inheritance "Twenty-Three Chapters of Heavenly Craftsmanship" also became much faster.

Before a cultivator breaks through to the Universe Venerable level, their weapons may still have a single attribute tendency. However, as they break through to the Universe Venerable level and master the laws of time or space, they can perfectly unleash the corresponding lower-level law attributes of their weapons.

Therefore, the runes imprinted on some powerful treasures and supreme treasures are rarely of a single attribute, but rather 'comprehensive' runes that combine the attributes of various fundamental laws.

Previously, Qi Yuan only had a deep understanding of the laws of time, space, and lightning. Therefore, when reading the description of the secret patterns that need to be imprinted during the weapon refining process in Chapter Twenty-Three of the Heavenly Palace, he was able to selectively read the parts that only involved these three laws.

This naturally creates a sense of discontinuity, making it more difficult to comprehend certain combinations of runes with comprehensive attributes.

Now, as his understanding of the mysteries of other fundamental laws deepens, this shortcoming is quickly overcome, making his study of the "Twenty-Three Chapters of Heavenly Craftsmanship" much easier.

Not long after, he began his first attempt at forging a weapon of the 'Treasure' level, and he succeeded on his first try, becoming another 'Weapon Forging Master' of the Virtual Universe Company!
In the time that followed, Qi Yuan discovered that there was a subtle promoting effect between his understanding of the other major fundamental laws, his comprehension of secret techniques, and his research into the 'Treasure Refining Flow' technique. Naturally, he also made targeted adjustments to his plan.

Most of the time, the Jade Purity clone, which stayed in the World Ring, and the Taiqing clone, which stayed in Chaos City, focused their main energy on comprehending the seven fundamental laws of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and light, constantly strengthening their 'foundation'.

The Shangqing clone continued to roam the inner domain of the cosmic ship, hoping to find clues about ancient civilizations. At the same time, he often fought against some of the universe masters he encountered, trying to decipher their secret techniques with his 'Transformation' talent.

Meanwhile, the main body that oversees the divine kingdom devotes all its energy to researching the 'treasure refining technique'.

After successfully crafting his first "treasure," he was qualified to begin learning the "craftsmanship inheritance of Che Houyuan."

The profound aspects of 'Chehhouyuan's Craftsmanship Inheritance' may contain advanced knowledge that transcends the limitations of reincarnation, especially the nine hundred volumes of 'Array Dao', which involve the method of combining and applying basic array patterns of different attributes.

For example, the method of stacking and applying the 'thunder and fire' attributes, and the method of stacking and applying the 'metal and earth' attributes. These are somewhat similar to the application of the fusion law, which naturally makes Qi Yuan value them even more!
In this way, the Yuqing and Taiqing avatars comprehended the laws, the Shangqing avatar analyzed the secret techniques, and the main body studied the 'Craftsman God Inheritance'.
A deeper understanding of the laws provides a foundation for analyzing secret techniques and studying the legacy of the master craftsmen. Through the latter two, one can directly see practical examples of the application of different combinations of laws, which can greatly promote the understanding of the laws.

Comprehend the laws, engage in combat, analyze secret techniques, and delve into the legacy of the master craftsman.
With his main body and numerous avatars each busy at their own pace, yet mutually reinforcing each other, Qi Yuan maintained an extremely optimistic rate of progress even after breaking through to the level of a Universe Lord.
(End of this chapter)