Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 45 Conspiracy
The second-tier cosmic-level woman's body, encased in tight-fitting armor, was exquisitely beautiful, exuding endless allure with every gesture.

And in her eyes, a faint pink light flickered.

"Young brother, how about the three of us team up later and take down that guy from the Imperial Sea Pavilion? That way, we can eliminate a powerful competitor and split the treasures he has..."

A soft, alluring voice echoed gently in Qi Yuan's mind.

At the same time, an inexplicable force quietly invaded his consciousness.

Under the influence of this force, Qi Yuan's consciousness suddenly became somewhat muddled, and he couldn't help but nod in agreement with the woman's words.

However, in just a moment, his consciousness trembled slightly, and he was completely awakened from that dazed state.

"Illusion attack?"

Qi Yuan's expression turned cold, and his icy gaze swept over the woman at the second level of the universe level.

"roll!"

A thin, purple bolt of lightning, as fine as a hair, accompanied by an angry roar, erupted from his body and struck the second-tier cosmic-level woman directly.

"Sizzle~~"

The powerful lightning contained within the purple bolt of lightning erupted instantly, causing the woman's body to tremble continuously, and her aura to become increasingly weak.

"Ah, how, how could this be? How could a first-tier cosmic-level martial artist so easily resist my illusion manipulation? And what kind of attack is this? So, so powerful!"

The second-tier cosmic-level woman, who had intended to use some underhanded tactics, was instantly countered by Qi Yuan. Her face turned pale, and her gaze towards Qi Yuan was filled with deep apprehension.

"Get lost and don't mess with me!"

Qi Yuan gave a cold warning, then rushed towards the next densely packed area of ​​ruins without looking back.

He had no time to waste here; countless treasures lay buried beneath the vast ruins.

"Damn it, that third-tier cosmic-level expert from the Imperial Sea Pavilion was tough enough, and now another troublesome one has appeared."

Watching his departing figure, a sinister look appeared on the face of the second-tier cosmic-level woman.

Not far away, the lean man from Yuhai Pavilion, who had heard the commotion, looked over and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"Deserve it!"

After a brief interlude, the subtle tacit understanding between the several cosmic-level powerhouses seemed to have been restored.

The group, including Qi Yuan, transformed into cosmic-level 'cleaners,' each rapidly advancing and cleaning in a different direction.

"Boom~~~"

"Wow~~"

Large swaths of ruins and debris were constantly swept away and blown away by the powerful primal energy, and surprising finds were discovered from time to time.

When this ruin was intact, it must have been an extremely large city for cultivators.

After countless years have passed, any traces of life that may have existed within have long since been eroded by time and turned to dust.

However, inanimate objects such as weapons, armor, metals, and alloys have been preserved for a long time.

Qi Yuan swept forward relentlessly, and in less than a day, he had acquired at least forty or fifty second- and third-tier psychic weapons, force weapons, armor, and so on.

Of course, most of them are second-tier weapons, with third-tier weapons accounting for only about one-third.

Even so, it's still quite astonishing. You have to understand that unless you're an exceptionally wealthy stellar-level entity, you wouldn't waste money buying third-tier weapons.

After all, a second-tier weapon is enough for a stellar-level weapon to unleash its full power.

Therefore, generally speaking, a Tier 3 weapon might correspond to a cosmic-level master!
Qi Yuan has already acquired more than ten Tier 3 weapons!

Could it be that in this small area he explored, there were once more than a dozen cosmic-level powerhouses living there?

The proportion of such strong individuals is terrifying!
Or perhaps... the beings that once existed in this secret realm were all incredibly wealthy, able to casually use third-tier weapons even at the stellar level?

Qi Yuan made wild guesses, but his men moved quickly, constantly targeting one large ruin after another.

Moreover, while he was searching, he also focused a wisp of his consciousness on the metallic life form 'Bumblebee'.

For metallic life forms that can deform and disperse at will, navigating through the gaps and rubble of ruins is child's play.

Qi Yuan still needed to search through a large area of ​​ruins, but Bumblebee seemed to have some special senses and could easily discover the existence of various extremely rare metals and ores.

When it disperses into clumps of golden liquid, it moves even faster through the ruins.

By the end of the day, Bumblebee's haul was even better than his own!

Moreover, Bumblebee's range of activity is not limited to Qi Yuan's vicinity, but it also frequently visits the routes of the other three universe-level powerhouses.

Under the cover of thick ruins that greatly weakened the detection signal, Bumblebee moved swiftly among the ruins as if it were a fish in water.

Without the three cosmic-level beings being aware of anything, Bumblebee 'intercepted' much of the spoils that should have been theirs...

Although Qi Yuan arrived the latest, his gains accumulated at an astonishingly rapid pace, far exceeding those of the other three.

However, their peaceful life of quietly making a fortune did not last long.

Soon, the arrival of an uninvited group shattered this tranquility...

……

Just as they had explored half of the ruins, a powerful team consisting of one sixth-level cosmic-class, two fourth-level cosmic-class, and one first-level cosmic-class suddenly appeared above Qi Yuan and his group.

"Stop everyone!"

A thunderous shout suddenly rang out over the entire ruins!

Qi Yuan and the others, who were busy with their own things, all paused upon hearing the sound and looked up in unison.

"Huh? That's..."

"They are members of the Eternal Empire's royal family, and the leader is the young master of Governor Lieyang's family!"

The lean man, the alluring woman, and the other two from Yuhai Pavilion quickly recognized the newcomer's identity.

Qi Yuan, on the other hand, was so engrossed in cultivation that he was slow to realize these things.

After a moment of silence, it was the lean man from the Imperial Sea Pavilion who spoke first:
"Friends from the Lieyang Star System, I am Xingming from the Yuhai Pavilion. We have only explored less than half of this area. If you wish to participate, how about we each demarcate our own areas and not interfere with each other?"

"Half? Participate together?"

The people in the air exchanged glances and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"We want everything here! And hand over everything you just took from here..."

(End of this chapter)