Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 262 Return, Perfect Life Structure Diagram
Even Qi Yuan himself did not expect that a single lecture would unexpectedly yield a disciple at the level of a universe master, and one who was also an extremely ancient and powerful being of the human race, such as the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

Before acquiring the inheritance of ancient civilizations, the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace was already at the level of a top cosmic overlord, so his talent is beyond doubt.

The most direct manifestation of this is that his base return rate is as high as 76 times, which is in no way weaker than some universe masters!
This situation is also easy to understand.

As one's cultivation level increases, the demand for external resources and various levels of inheritance also increases, becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy.

Therefore, situations may arise where such talents are not fully developed.

At least half of the current universe lords of the human race have a base return multiplier of over 80 times, possessing the so-called 'appearance of a true god';
Many of these early cosmic beings also had a base return rate of over 70 times, possessing the potential to break through and become cosmic masters.

It is only due to external limitations that their growth has not reached the true limit of their potential.

However, with the ancient civilization inheritance provided by Qi Yuan, at least in terms of 'cultivation inheritance', it will no longer be a limitation restricting their continued improvement. It should be able to help them more fully realize their talents!

After the sermon was completed, the cosmic overlords of the human race, including the Venerable Ancestral Tree and the Star Prison Demon Lord, all temporarily withdrew.

These cosmic overlords are all true overlords of the human race, each holding important positions or guarding a strategic location, so it's impossible for them to stay here indefinitely.

This time, although they did not break through directly like the Lord of Eclipse, they all gained a great deal.

For example, Qi Yuan imparted portions of ancient civilization traditions to each person based on their cultivation strengths; some insights that were not fully digested during this lecture; and the awe-inspiring experience of directly confronting the 'rules of the universe' in the Realm of Truth and Illusion.
Once they have fully digested and absorbed these gains, there is certainly a possibility of further progress.

The others left, but Qi Yuan temporarily kept the Lord of Eclipse, who had just broken through.

After all, this was the first disciple of the Universe Lord level who had sincerely joined his sect, and many of Qi Yuan's plans still depended on him.

Qi Yuan's first plan was to elevate this disciple's life genes to a level of perfection ten thousand times!
Now, in terms of both laws and divine power, Qi Yuan has met the minimum requirements to break through to the level of a true god.

However, as a time traveler with ideals and aspirations, he was naturally unwilling to break through with the lowest possible foundation.

In his plan, he was bound to break through by taking the path of divine power.

Moreover, unless a great catastrophe occurs in this cycle of time, he will only choose to break through if he reaches the level of 'Infinite Divine Body' at least 9 times greater!

The third level of the divine body is extremely difficult to reach, exceeding 90,000 times the previous level.

Even the vast Ten Directions Sect, whose strength lies mainly in formations, weapon crafting, and machinery, has been able to stably pass down its divine power lineage for reference and research, but at most it can only reach the second level.

Reaching the third level requires both personal opportunity and effort.

However, for Qi Yuan, there was an even easier shortcut—

That's the refund system!
Although the Ten Directions Sect's inheritance can only be used for his research up to the second level of the Divine Body, if he were to give this part of the inheritance as a 'gift' to a suitable disciple, with a return rate of at least several thousand times, it is very likely to bring him unexpected gains!

The first target for the gift was naturally the strongest disciple, Lord of Heavenly Eclipse, who had already broken through to the level of the Lord of the Universe!

However, before bestowing this inheritance, one must first elevate the recipient's genetic level to its perfect limit. Only in this way can one make the recipient increasingly eager for the inheritance that can guide them to break through their bottlenecks, and only then will it be possible to return an even better reward.

Qi Yuan swept through the treasure trove of the human race, including the core treasure trove of Hongmeng City, and directly exchanged away most of the precious resources that could enhance the level of life genes.

However, he did not bestow these resources directly upon the Lord of Eclipse, who had already reached the level of the Lord of the Universe. Instead, he distributed them among his other disciples whose genetic levels had not yet reached the hundredfold limit.

For these disciples, most of whom were still at the level of being granted titles of kings or marquises, such treasures that could enhance life genes were far beyond their reach.

Upon receiving such a precious gift, everyone was naturally excited and overjoyed.

As they got excited, the critical hit multiplier returned by the system increased, and Qi Yuan was naturally overjoyed as well.

With a large number of treasures bestowed upon them, the genetic levels of the disciples were greatly improved, with almost everyone approaching the limit of a hundredfold.

Through repeated high-multiplier critical hit rewards, and a total of nine perfect critical hit rewards, Qi Yuan also gained a large number of precious resources that could enhance life genes with even more powerful effects!

The abundant and precious rewards, which only consumed a small portion of the total, directly elevated the Lord of Heavenly Eclipse's genetic level to a 'perfect genetic level' of 10081 times!
Even his qualifications led to a significant increase in his base return rate!

At the moment when his divine body surged and he received the 'Strongest Talent Secret Technique', even the ancient powerhouse Lord of Eclipse, who had lived for countless years, felt an overwhelming sense of dreamlike reality!
With his extremely high level of authority, he naturally knew how difficult it was to improve one's genetic level.

Even some universe masters have only improved to a level of about a thousand times.

Those who can approach ten thousand times the power are extremely rare, let alone those who reach the true 'perfect gene', which is a powerful level that even countless top universe masters have never reached!
Now, having only been a disciple of the Master of the Wonderful Fate Pavilion for a few decades, he has been directly bestowed with a large amount of resources, propelling him directly to this level!

Amazing! Shocking! Unbelievable!

Of course, while he was shocked, he was also increasingly grateful for his decision!

Following such an incredibly mysterious and powerful teacher, perhaps I really have a glimmer of hope to become the strongest person in the universe in the future!

On the top floor of the Qiyuan Tower, in Qi Yuan's private palace.

The Lord of Eclipse, dressed in a golden robe, with reddish-brown hair and a crystalline mark between his brows, stepped into the palace.

An incomparably profound and magnificent aura naturally emanated from him, a trace of aura that naturally flowed out as his genetic level reached a perfect state.

"teacher!"

The Lord of Eclipse bowed slightly to Qi Yuan. Now, he addressed him as "teacher" with utmost sincerity.

"Ah."

Qi Yuan smiled and nodded. "How does it feel to reach a perfect state at the genetic level?"

"Powerful, perfect, awe-inspiring. Unprecedented perfection!" the Lord of Eclipse replied, somewhat lost in thought.

"Well said, perfect, flawless."

Qi Yuan smiled and said, "You have already broken through to the level of the Lord of the Universe, and you are already able to perfectly control a space-time. The next step is to prepare to break through to the True God realm. You have already read some of the ancient civilization's inheritance, so you should already have some understanding of how to break through, right?"

"learn."

The Lord of Eclipse nodded, "Either take the path of laws and reach the level of being able to create sixth-tier secret techniques, or take the path of divine power and break through the bottleneck of ten thousand times perfect genes."

"That's right, two routes."

Qi Yuan nodded. "The path of laws goes without saying. Even if one breaks through using the path of divine power, one will ultimately have to return to in-depth study and research of the laws. What I want to emphasize is the path of divine power."

He looked at the Lord of Eclipse before him and said solemnly, "Now, an opportunity is presented to you."

"I possess a legacy that aids in the research of divine power paths. This legacy is extremely difficult to begin with. Even in ancient civilizations, the number of people who could embark on this path was extremely limited, and those who could truly achieve success were even fewer!"

"Of course, if one can achieve something along this path, the improvement in strength will be enormous!"

He gazed at the Lord of Eclipse standing before him and solemnly asked, "Are you willing to attempt to break through using divine power and challenge this difficult path?"

"Disciple is willing!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Lord of Eclipse responded respectfully.

He had a vague feeling that this might be the opportunity he had been waiting for!
"it is good!"

Qi Yuan smiled faintly, then raised his hand and waved it lightly.

woohoo~~~
The dark light twisted and formed a swirling vortex passage directly in front of the Lord of Eclipse.

Through this passage, you can see a huge space filled with all kinds of books and pictures.

This is a space for inheritance constructed by Qi Yuan using the 'True and Void Realm'. Receiving inheritance within this space is both safe and convenient.

"The legacy lies within; go in." Qi Yuan nodded.

"Yes."

The Lord of Eclipse responded and stepped directly into the vortex passage.

Suddenly, he found himself in a vast and magnificent space filled with bookshelves and intricate diagrams of life structures hanging on the walls.

"Such a vast legacy!"

The Lord of Eclipse only needed to glance at it to immediately sense the vastness of the inheritance contained within this space!
"First, memorize all the inheritances." Qi Yuan's voice rang out in this space.

"Yes," the Lord of Eclipse replied.

Then, he began to use his divine power to flip through the bookshelves, looking at the written records on the research of divine power routes. As he flipped through them, he also imprinted the contents into his mind.

The constant memorization, the written accounts, the descriptions of experiences, and the reference scrolls of special life structure diagrams—although their profound meaning cannot be understood for the time being, they are all memorized.

As he recalled the memories, he was also deeply shocked by the vaguely sensed contents of the inheritance he had received!

"Powerful, an unprecedented cultivation path; life itself is truly wondrous."

The vast amount of inheritance continued for nearly a year before the Lord of Eclipse finally memorized it all.

call!
His figure returned to the main hall where Qi Yuan was, and from then on, he respectfully bowed to Qi Yuan.
"Thank you for your instruction, Teacher. I will study diligently and live up to your expectations!"

As his voice faded, a long-awaited system notification sounded deep within Qi Yuan's consciousness—

[Successfully bestowing upon my disciple a fragmented inheritance of the divine power path (second stage)!]

[Base return rate 80x, return begins.]

[The gifted item has brought great joy to the disciple, triggering a 100x critical hit reward, with a final return multiplier of 8000x!]

[Return Reward: One Fragment of the Divine Power Path Inheritance (Third Stage). This return triggers a perfect critical hit, granting a special reward: One Perfect Life Structure Diagram.]

The reward has been stored in the system space and can be claimed at any time.

(End of this chapter)