Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 159 Meeting Teacher Yu Chen and Arrangements

At Starport, the City of Pharmacists, the Galaxy slowly descends under guidance.

"Although it's not my first time here, the scenery and environment are truly amazing."

Stepping off the Galaxy, Qin Mu gazed at the planet before him, marveling at the countless dazzling bands of light intertwined within.

This planet isn't just beautiful; it's filled with the masterpieces of alchemists, making cultivation here much faster than elsewhere. It's a planet purely built with money.

Skillfully boarding the flying shuttle, Qin Mu admired the surrounding scenery while pondering some things.

On the way back, Qin Mu, the family of the Lord of the Thick Earth Realm 'Lan', used his authority to have his guards investigate.

Unfortunately, after Lan's fall 80,000 years ago, his family gradually declined, and a thousand years later, the only domain lord in the family also perished.

The entire family was devoured by various forces, most of the core members were killed, and some were enslaved.

Even more regrettably, his home planet was once again enslaved and became a slave planet.

Until ten thousand years ago, the entire planet was caught in a space storm, the planet was shattered, and everyone died.

This is why his legacy appears in the space storms of the chaotic star field, and why it appears on planetary fragments.

It's truly lamentable that the hometown of the Lord of the Thick Earth Realm, 'Lan,' ultimately met such an end.

"Sigh, I hope we can find some of the bloodlines that are scattered elsewhere, so that the bloodline of 'Lan' won't be completely cut off."

Qin Mu sighed.

He had some suspicions about this result beforehand, since the inheritance of 'Lan' appeared on a fragment of a planet.

The shuttle sped through the sky and arrived at the pharmacist's headquarters.

Having been away on a five-year pilgrimage, I have now returned, and naturally, I must first pay my respects to my teacher.

On ordinary days, Qin Mu would occasionally meet his teacher in the virtual universe to ask him questions about his bloodline research.

But no matter how realistic the virtual universe may seem, it is still virtual after all, and basic respect for teachers and elders is still essential.

After passing through a palace, Qin Mu arrived at Teacher Yu Chen's study.

Before coming, Qin Mu had already spoken to his teacher in the virtual universe, so after knocking on the study door, his teacher's voice immediately came from inside.

"Come in."

Qin Mu pushed open the door and entered the study. An old man in a white robe was sitting upright at the desk. He looked up at Qin Mu and smiled.

Five years is a long time for Qin Mu, but it is too short for an immortal powerhouse like Yu Chen.

Qin Mu's appearance gave him a great surprise.

His original goal for Qin Mu was to fully master the first level of "Bloodline Evolution" within three years and the second level within ten years.

He didn't actually expect Qin Mu to be able to fulfill this request.

The study of bloodlines is different from cultivation; it requires a vast amount of knowledge and presents numerous challenges.

However, Qin Mu reached the second level of "Bloodline Evolution" within a year!

Such talent amazed even him.

"teacher."

Qin Mu bowed respectfully.

"Hmm, not bad. Is there something you need this time you've come back?"

Yu Chen smiled.

He was very satisfied with this disciple. He was neither arrogant nor impatient, had excellent talent, could calm down and concentrate on his research, and his own strength was also quite remarkable.

In recent years, besides focusing on the path of bloodline, Qin Mu has also paid attention to his daily cultivation.

He knew about Qin Mu's progress in strength, and Qin Mu did not hide it from him.

On the contrary, if there's anything they don't understand, they'll ask the teacher.

Even if Yu Chen's strength is only average, it's still average among the immortals. Anyone who can become an immortal is a genius.

With such a high-level perspective, guiding Qin Mu, a ninth-tier Hengxing level cultivator, would be no problem at all.

"Over the years, I have focused on cultivation and my strength has improved somewhat. Therefore, I plan to enter some training planets under the Virtual Universe Company to undergo some practical training and prepare for the Genius Battle."

Qin Mu said.

That's right, Qin Mu plans to find some suitable planets, worlds of realm masters, and other places to train and practice.

In these five years, apart from a brief period of actual combat when the insect swarm occupied the world of the Thick Earth Lord "Lan", there has been no real battle.

After another three years of seclusion, his strength has greatly improved, so naturally he needs to find some suitable places to train and cultivate.

"Yes, that's a good idea. On the path of cultivation, one must undergo trials of life and death in order to unleash one's true strength."

With your current abilities, as long as you make good use of them, entering the top 100, or even the top 10, of the Virtual Universe Company is no problem!

Okay, the teacher will arrange it for you.

Yu Chen stroked his beard and smiled.

At the ninth level of the Hengxing realm, he has reached the eighth level in both the Metal and Fire realms, and the sixth level in the Earth realm. Furthermore, he has touched upon the fundamental laws of Metal, Fire, Earth, and Space.

In the use of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, the elements of metal, fire, and earth have all reached the second level, and the coordination with the Space Wheel is also quite skillful.

The Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel was a gift from him to Qin Mu, and Yu Chen knew all too well what that meant!

This is equivalent to Qin Mu mastering the three major divine weapons of metal, fire, and earth among the nine great controllers, and being able to use them skillfully.

It should be known that as long as one masters the first level of the nine great controllers' divine weapons, one is said to be invincible at the Hengxing level!

Having mastered the second level, Hengxing is now considered a prominent figure in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom and even the entire universe.

Qin Mu possessed three of them! They could also coordinate with each other, maximizing their combined strength!

What does this mean?

Not to mention that Qin Mu has also made progress in the two secret techniques he chose from him, "Void Illusion Body" and "Illusionary Soul Lock". Especially in the soul secret technique "Illusionary Soul Lock", his talent is simply terrifyingly strong!

Combined with Qin Mu's naturally powerful psychic abilities, this is simply bullying!

Moreover, Qin Mu also had a fortuitous encounter.

In recent years, Qin Mu has made rapid progress in the field of earth, and has even mastered a top-level defensive secret technique.

Qin Mu did not hide anything from him, and he did not ask.

It's normal for geniuses to have extraordinary encounters!

Which genius hasn't had a stroke of luck?

All things considered, Qin Mu's attack, defense, movement, and soul are all top-notch.

They said it was among the top 100 or top 10 companies in the Virtual Universe, just to prevent Qin Mu from becoming arrogant.

In his mind, his disciple would have no problem competing for first place in the Genius Battle.

The most outrageous thing is that his disciple's talent in alchemy is also terrifyingly strong!

Having such a disciple is a dream come true.

If the battle of geniuses hadn't started yet, and if it weren't for the fact that too many people didn't want Qin Mu's strength to be known, thus making him a target for assassination, then...

Even with his quiet and composed personality, he couldn't wait to gather all his friends over and show off properly.

Lao Tzu's disciple is the best in the world!

Having such an outstanding disciple, yet no one knows it; it's like wearing fine clothes in the dark.

This is why, upon learning of Qin Mu's return, he deliberately interrupted his experimental research and made time to see Qin Mu.

Do you really think Yu Chen has a lot of free time?

Even with this level of strength, Qin Mu was still not satisfied and wanted to undergo actual combat training!

What else is there to say? Let's get started!

For immortal powerhouses, the master-disciple relationship is extremely important, often even more so than that of family.

Especially for most immortals, as time goes by, their loved ones gradually pass away.

Disciples are not only family members, but also preachers of the Way!

"Thank you, Teacher Xie."

Qin Mu was overjoyed and replied.

With a teacher's guidance, self-study can be more efficient and lead to faster improvement.

Why not consult an immortal teacher instead of blindly messing around on your own?

Having known his teacher for years, he had figured out his character well, so he had no intention of hiding his abilities.

On the contrary, he will do his best to showcase his talents, strive for better guidance, better treatment, and improve himself more quickly.

In this cruel universe where everything is contested, hiding one's strength and playing dumb to outmaneuver others is a foolish act.

You want to hide your abilities but also want others to value you? There's no such thing as a free lunch.

After chatting with Teacher Yu Chen for a while, Qin Mu asked about some of his questions regarding cultivation. After receiving the answers, he bid farewell to his teacher and returned to his manor in the Alchemist Capital.

Teacher Yu Chen will arrange for someone to handle the subsequent training arrangements, practical combat, and so on.

It is worth mentioning that, due to his improved strength and becoming a level three alchemist, Teacher Yu Chen has arranged for him to be a Realm Lord level expert as his bodyguard, as well as a team of Realm Lord guards.

Not only a realm lord, but also a peak realm lord with extremely powerful strength.

For the remainder of the time, until the Genius Battle begins, this powerful Realm Lord will be responsible for Qin Mu's safety.

After returning to the manor, Qin Mu first met with the Third Prince of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire to deal with some psychic weapons and force weapons that needed to be disposed of. Then, he withdrew all of Thick Earth Realm Lord Lan's bank deposits from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

Apart from the unsold items, Qin Mu's wealth has reached 280 Mixed Yuan!

This is a considerable sum of money.

If converted to universal currency, that would amount to a staggering 280 trillion universal coins!

The Milky Way is only worth 2600 million cosmic coins. If you break down a star field, such as the Black Dragon Mountain Star Field, and sell it separately, it would only be worth two or three hundred Hunyuan.

Of course, if you buy the whole thing together, the price will be much higher, at least several times higher.

"Once we're stronger and richer, we'll just buy an entire star system to develop our Zerg!"

"What was there to worry about back then? How powerful could a swarm of insects become if it were to mine the resources of an entire star system?"

Qin Mu was already incredibly excited just imagining it.

"This money can be used to purchase some resources to help the swarm develop as quickly as possible."

After calming down, Qin Mu began to make plans.

In the past, the development of insect swarms was greatly limited due to resource scarcity.

If resources are plentiful, the Zerg swarm's strength can increase even faster than that of the Golden Horned Beast!

However, the resources consumed would be thousands or even tens of thousands of times greater than those of the Golden Horned Beast.

"However, before that, we need to meet with Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen first."

(End of this chapter)