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

Chapter 69 The Plan to Leave with a Clone
As Lu Qingshan broke through to the Realm Lord level and created his inner world, the One-Horned Ghost King also broke through to the Realm Lord level.

The One-Horned Ghost King was a favorite of the laws of time. After inheriting Lu Qingshan's understanding of the laws of time, breaking through to the realm lord level was a very simple matter.

After breaking through to the Realm Lord level, one can connect to the Origin Land to comprehend the laws, gaining a thousand times the speed of law comprehension.

This is the greatest advantage of the Realm Lord stage. If it weren't for the Realm Lord's lifespan limit of one thousand epochs, many immortal gods probably wouldn't be willing to break through.

Breaking through to immortality will undoubtedly increase one's strength, but expecting to comprehend the fundamental laws so easily is simply wishful thinking...

This is also why many realm lords, despite having average talent, can eventually be recognized by the origin of the laws after breaking through to realm lord by simply enduring the passage of time...

It's too easy for a Realm Lord to comprehend the laws. The laws acknowledge that the threshold is not high. As long as many Realm Lords don't give up halfway and endure until their lifespan ends, they can basically achieve it.

However, such ascetics are ultimately a minority. Most realm lords, after realizing that there is no hope ahead, will basically give up and go on to manage their families, cultivate disciples and descendants.

Even if one is recognized by the fundamental laws, one is still merely a realm lord, and their lifespan will not change. The distance between being recognized by the fundamental laws and becoming immortal is still vast.

Once you reach the realm of a realm lord, whether you're capable or not, you know perfectly well... Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance of breaking through to immortality, no one will give up. The truth is, most realm lords know they have no hope at all!

Lu Qingshan tried to comprehend the laws.

His brows relaxed, and he seemed somewhat excited.

The laws are too clear, and it is true that they have improved a thousandfold compared to before. The clone of the One-Horned Ghost King is even more terrifying, reaching an astonishing ten thousand times.

In other words, the One-Horned Ghost King's one year of comprehending the laws is equivalent to his previous ten thousand years of comprehending them!

This speed is so captivating; no wonder countless top geniuses are unwilling to break through to immortality, but instead try to gain as much enlightenment time as possible at the realm master stage.

Lu Qingshan's consciousness entered that star map.

The star chart of the previous nine stars had been fully comprehended and mastered by Lu Qingshan. Now, the star chart has changed and become twenty-seven shining stars.

Lu Qingshan knew that these represented 27 essential elements of medium difficulty in the fundamental laws of the universe's time.

The first nine questions in the picture are relatively simple to analyze, but these 27 questions, although of medium difficulty, are actually more than a hundred times more difficult than the previous ones.

Lu Qingshan had spent a long time trying to figure out what the first of the 27 stars represented.

But at this moment, the fundamental law of time on that star was clear in his consciousness, just like solving a problem where all the data and conditions were clear, and all that was needed to give the answer was time.

The first star is not difficult; I should be able to fully understand it in about a month.

With some prior experience, Lu Qingshan quickly finished analyzing the first star.

The second one followed closely.

It can also be said to be the 11th essence of the fundamental law of time.

"The second one is a bit more difficult, but I've found a method. It will probably take about three years!"

To analyze the essence of time of medium difficulty in three years—if this speed were to be known, many masters of time would probably be astonished.

It should be noted that even the genius Lian Luo, who emerged only once in countless eras, spent 3000 years sitting in Chaos City, expending countless efforts, before he finally comprehended the 108 essential principles of the fundamental laws of space. This does not even take into account the fact that he already had a foundation beforehand.

The conditions for comprehending the laws of the primordial universe are far inferior to those of the initial universe, and the effect of the star map is certainly not as good as that of the Chaos Stele. In comparison, Lu Qingshan's conditions are at an absolute disadvantage.

However, the star chart that can be comprehended at any time is Lu Qingshan's advantage, since even Lian Luo cannot comprehend the Nine Universe Chaos Stele at any time. "In about a hundred years, I will be able to fully comprehend the essence of these 27 medium-difficulty Time Origin Laws..."

Understanding and comprehending are two different concepts. If the maximum score for an exam is 100, then understanding means you must get 100 points, while comprehending means you only need 60 points to pass.

There is a huge difference between these two things, which is also the difference between analyzing the fundamental laws and comprehending the fundamental laws.

The analysis is extremely difficult and time-consuming, but the foundation is solid, the potential is greater, and the breakthrough to immortality generally leads directly to the rank of Marquis. Creating secret techniques in the future will also be much simpler.

The difficulty of comprehending it is relatively low; you only need to be able to use it. The time required is short, the potential is average, and even if you break through to immortality, you will only become an ordinary immortal military lord.

It seems that analyzing the essence of the rules is a better path, but most people are simply not qualified to take this path.

Because the realm lords have a limited lifespan, many ambitious geniuses embark on this path with great enthusiasm, only to find that when their lifespan comes to an end, they still cannot see a glimmer of light.

For those who are not top-tier geniuses like Lian Luo, Bo Lan, and Luo Feng, comprehending the laws and breaking through to immortality is the best choice. Immortals possess eternal life, and although their comprehension speed is far slower than that of the Realm Lord, they can still persevere over time and may even be granted the title of Marquis or King... This is a risk-free path.

The path to analyzing the fundamental laws has not been widely adopted even at the core of the five giants. The fear is that geniuses who could have become immortal might be too ambitious and make the wrong choices.

Even top geniuses usually have to become disciples of a grandmaster before they can enter this field.

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Qingshan mastered the 11th essence of the fundamental law of time, and only then did he end his cultivation.

"Lei Ming and Paris haven't even grasped the fundamental laws of lightning, and their cultivation experience is becoming less and less helpful to me... Ling Yu's progress in the fundamental laws of time is very fast, which is of great help to me, but it's still a drop in the ocean if I want to analyze more of the essence of time."

Unbeknownst to him, Lu Qingshan discovered that his growth was too rapid, and his disciples were struggling to keep up with his pace.

Of course, Lu Qingshan didn't look down on his apprentice.

Both Paris and Lei Ming have grown rapidly. In recent years, they have begun to show their talents in the Qianwu Secret Realm, and even Bai Mei has praised them.

Ling Yu, needless to say, has made rapid progress in the laws of time, a stark contrast to ten years ago.

"Once Ling Yu participates in the Genius Battle and enters the Virtual Universe Company, he will go to the Initial Universe to cultivate and comprehend the Chaos Stele, which will definitely be of great benefit to me."

Lu Qingshan glanced at the One-Horned Ghost King clone hidden within his own inner world.

"Now that I have an avatar and have broken through to the Realm Lord level, it's time to go out and explore."

"And that Treasure Pavilion..."

Lu Qingshan snorted coldly.

He hadn't forgotten the pressure Khun Sa Luo had put on him; over the years, that guy had probably never given up monitoring him.

Lu Qingshan's true form would definitely not leave, so he decided to release the One-Horned Ghost King. That guy himself carried a bloodthirsty and violent aura, and keeping him around would actually hinder his cultivation.

Anyway, the One-Horned Ghost King was an avatar, and he also created an inner world. If the Ghost King dies, he can simply be reborn.

"However, before the Ghost King's avatar leaves, some preparations still need to be made..."

Lu Qingshan walked out of the manor, glanced at the distant eastern direction of the secret realm, and then flew away. This was the first time he had left Fenglei Island in the more than ten years he had been in the Qianwu Secret Realm!

(End of this chapter)