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

Chapter 60: Clone! Clone!
"Teacher, what is that unicorn in your hand?"

Several months passed in the blink of an eye. Every day when Lu Qingshan supervised Ling Yu's cultivation, he would hold the unicorn in his hand and play with it. Ling Yu finally couldn't help but ask him about it.

"Oh, a very nice collectible. I bought it at the Qianwu Auction House half a year ago. What's wrong with it? Do you like it?"

Lingyu blushed: "Teacher, it's not that Lingyu is after your collection, it's just that every time you hold this thing in your hand, Lingyu seems to feel that cultivating the Law of Time is much smoother..."

"Ok?"

Lu Qingshan looked at her in surprise, his tone filled with disbelief: "How is this possible? If this thing were intact, it would indeed be beneficial for cultivating the Law of Time, but it shouldn't have any effect now?"

“It could be Lingyu’s imagination.” Lingyu stared at the dark brown horn, seemingly deep in thought.

There was something she didn't say outright: every time Lu Qingshan took out that unicorn from the World Ring, she felt a surge of emotion, as if she desperately wanted to possess it.

But I can't say that...

If the teacher thinks that he said that on purpose because he wanted to buy his collection, that would be a big misunderstanding.

Lingyu held back for several months, and only after realizing that her teacher seemed to genuinely treat the item as a plaything did she cautiously ask about it.

"Illusion?" Lu Qingshan shook his head: "You have long since transcended the realm of ordinary people through your cultivation. What illusion could there be? Perhaps you and this thing really do have some connection, who knows?"

"only……"

Lu Qingshan was somewhat embarrassed.

"This treasure, although only of collectible value, is extremely rare and valuable... I spent a lot of money to buy it, so I can't just give it to you for free. How about this, since it can help you accelerate your understanding of the laws of time, I'll lend it to you for a while. After you participate in the Genius Battle, you can return it to me, or you can buy it."

"Teacher...no..."

Lingyu hadn't even finished speaking.

The grayish-brown horn was thrown at her. Lingyu hurriedly caught it, and when she held it in her hand, the words she was about to say seemed to get stuck in her throat, and she could no longer speak.

She had never felt her understanding of the fundamental laws of time so clear.

It has increased by at least ten times compared to usual.

Good heavens, what is this thing?!

Why does a seemingly ordinary unicorn have such a magical effect?

"Teacher...this really works on Lingyu..."

It's more than just effective.

To her, this was an absolute treasure...

"Is there something about this unicorn that I don't understand?" Lu Qingshan examined it carefully, then shook his head and said, "Never mind... since it's effective, you can take it and study it for now."

Lu Qingshan waved his hand, looked up at the sky, and said, "It's getting late, I'll head back now. Training will continue tomorrow..."

"is teacher."

Under Lingyu's watchful gaze, Lu Qingshan flew away from the manor.

After Lu Qingshan left, Lingyu seemed to sense something was wrong. She frowned slightly, and after a moment, she seemed to have been drained of her soul, squatting on the ground, panting heavily with her chest heaving.

She seemed to sense a voice calling to her from within that single horn.

"Who are you? Why are you inside the unicorn..."

Lingyu's face was filled with terror.

If Lu Qingshan were here, she would definitely ask her teacher for help, but now... she and a few servants are all that's left in the manor.

"Who am I? Heh, I'm just a wisp of consciousness about to disappear."

A voice came from the unicorn.

"Young man, don't worry, I won't hurt you, nor do I have the ability to hurt you..."

"The reason I awoke is because there is a trace of the One-Horned Demon King's bloodline hidden within your body, which is why you were able to sense the unusual nature of this horn." "If you are willing, I can help you activate that trace of bloodline. The One-Horned Demon King is a favorite of time. Once the bloodline is activated, your speed of comprehending the laws of time will increase tenfold or even a hundredfold."

Hearing this seductive voice, Ling Yu's eyes showed a hint of wariness: "Who are you, and why are you helping me?"

"Who am I? I am the owner of this horn in your hand. However, I am already dead. Why did I help you? Perhaps it was just because I didn't want the bloodline of the One-Horned Demon King to disappear from this universe forever."

"Before I was about to perish forever, I met you. Perhaps this was the arrangement of the primordial cosmic will..."

"Young man! Make a choice quickly. My remaining abilities are already very limited. If we delay any longer, I may be unable to help even if I wanted to..."

"I...I am willing..."

When faced with such a situation, one cannot control their destiny simply by saying whether they want to or not.

Lingyu chose to agree simply because the feeling of being connected by blood and soul gave her more trust.

Of course, there are also those unrealistic fantasies...

If she truly possessed that special bloodline that could enhance her ability to comprehend the laws of time, perhaps her teacher would be happy for her.

"Alright, go find a secluded place to activate your bloodline. Also, from now on, you'd better not take this unicorn out again... otherwise your teacher might not be able to resist taking it away by force."

"This was originally a piece from the teacher's collection, and I will return it to him later."

Lingyu's tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Heh, I was talking about another teacher... Never mind, my remaining abilities are only enough to help you complete one bloodline evolution, what else is it to me..."

……

……

On Fenglei Mountain.

In the villa's cultivation room, Lu Qingshan stared at the giant egg inside the world ring, which was shimmering with a pale blue light. His emotions were beyond words.

After gifting the unicorn to his disciple Lingyu, Lu Qingshan received a notification from his cheat system.

[You gifted your disciple Lingyu the unicorn ghost king's horn, and received a thousandfold return; you have obtained a clone of the unicorn ghost king...]

Lu Qingshan could clearly sense the terrifying creature that was being gestated inside the giant blue egg, a creature connected to his consciousness.

The One-Horned Demon King!!
A special life form from the distant territory of the Prison Clan, with a gene level of 50, five times that of the Golden Horned Beast, one of the ten most powerful races.

They are born to be favored by the fundamental laws of time.

Born with the secret runes of the Time Law, he reached the peak of the Realm Lord upon adulthood.

All of this information came from the auction. To learn more, we can only wait until the One-Horned Demon King's clone is born and then see if there are any inherited memories inside.

Luo Feng possessed the Golden Horned Beast and thus obtained all of its inherited secret techniques.

However, Lu Qingshan's situation does not qualify as possession, and he is even less clear about the immense power his cheat system used to create this clone. Therefore, he cannot be certain whether it has inherited any memories.

"It will probably take another three years..."

Lu Qingshan made a rough estimate.

A genetic level of 50 times is not considered high among special life forms, and three years of gestation time is sufficient.

Next, we just need to wait for the clone to be formed, and also observe the changes in Lingyu!

The next morning, Lu Qingshan arrived at Lingyu's manor.

However, Lingyu did not come to the training ground today.

Instead, they left a message for the housekeeper to relay.

"Princess Lingyu instructed yesterday that she might need to go into seclusion for a few days. Lord Lu, could you come back in a few days?"

(End of this chapter)