Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 173

"Master, I would like to ask you for help with two things."

After parting ways with Luo Feng and the others, Qin Mu had Jia Yi transfer 3000 Hunyuan to him and then immediately rushed to the palace where his teacher was.

"Oh? What are the two things? I happen to have something to ask you too."

Yu Chen was somewhat curious about Qin Mu, who had returned so soon after leaving.

Since becoming his disciple, Qin Mu has not asked him for any favors.

The many rewards and benefits given to Qin Mu were all given to him voluntarily by Yu Chen.

"Did the teacher also need to talk to me?"

Qin Mu had some doubts, but he still spoke up.

"Teacher, it's like this. Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen, who qualified for the Black Dragon Mountain Empire in the preliminary rounds, are all my good friends."

Their talents are all very high, in some ways no less than mine. It's just that their foundation is relatively weak, so I plan to give them a hand.

The disciple hopes that the master will sell him three Domain Lord-level bloodline potions, preferably with the attributes of gold, lightning, and light.

In addition, the disciples would like to ask the teacher to help them find a suitable expert to guide their cultivation for three years!

"I have prepared 3000 Chaos Yuan for now. If that's not enough, I can draw on over 10,000 more, but it will take a little time."

Yu Chen seemed somewhat astonished after hearing Qin Mu's words.

"3000 Hunyuan? More than 10,000 Hunyuan? Are you that rich?"

This is more than the entire fortune of an average immortal. He hadn't paid much attention to his disciple's wealth, but he hadn't expected him to be so astonishing.

"Of this money, more than two hundred Hunyuan were from the inheritance of the Lord of the Thick Earth Realm, 'Lan,' which I obtained by chance. I received about 300 Hunyuan in wealth."

The disciples used part of this wealth for their spiritual practice, and the other part for investment.

Just then, the Genius Battle came around, and the disciple was confident he could win first place, so he had someone manipulate things for him, increasing his wealth a hundredfold, which is how he acquired some assets.

Qin Mu didn't hide anything and spoke frankly about it.

"Lan, the Lord of the Thick Earth Realm. Haha, it seems you're quite lucky. The Lord of the Thick Earth Realm was a genius back then. I never expected that after his fall, you would inherit his legacy."

Your "Spatial Barrier" technique, you obtained it from the Lord of the Thick Earth Realm, didn't you?"

Yu Chen laughed.

"You weren't the only one who made a fortune this time; your senior brother, the teacher, and even Zi Linghou all made quite a bit."

In the universe, there are countless ways to make money from events like the Genius Battle.

The simplest way is to bet on a particular genius; if they keep winning, you can make a fortune.

But if you lose, it's normal to lose everything.

The tens of thousands of Hunyuan that Qin Mu earned were just a negligible sum of money in the entire universe.

"Yes, that's right."

Qin Mu nodded.

"Alright, I've granted both of your requests. It's rare for you to ask me for favors."

Domain Lord-level potions are easy to handle; the teacher has some. Just give them three.

But what are your plans, you strong one who taught them?

Teacher Yu Chen readily agreed; this was a simple matter for him, at most a favor. For him, finding a few powerful instructors to teach him for three years was no big deal.

"It's only been three years of instruction, which is just a blink of an eye for an immortal."

If it's a regular Immortal, with close guidance, ten Mixed Origin levels per year are sufficient.

However, if it were an immortal like Zi Ling Hou who excels in combat, he would need at least a thousand Hunyuan a year.

Generally, those who are granted the title of Marquis and are worth tens of millions of Hunyuan are not short of money and are too lazy to teach.

For someone like Marquis Ziling, who has attained immortality through titles, it's easy to amass such wealth by simply going to places like the battlefields beyond the realms.

Of course, there are risks involved in battlefields outside of our own territory.

Teaching disciples carries no risk, and some powerful individuals are willing to earn some extra money.

Yu Chen explained.

"I've also learned about your friends. They are indeed quite talented. They've passed the qualifiers, so someone should be willing to coach them."

Even if an immortal expert teaches someone, it depends on whether the person has the talent. If the talent is average, even if you offer money, the expert may not be willing to teach.

But it's different for geniuses like Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen. Teaching a genius who has passed the preliminary rounds and who can enter the top 1,000 in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom is an honor!

"I've discussed it with them, and if possible, we'll try to choose the stronger ones. Price isn't an issue, as long as we can afford it."

"I told Teacher Yu Chen everything from the very beginning," Qin Mu said without hesitation.

"Okay, so it's gold, light, and lightning attributes, right?"

Metal element is easy to handle. Thousand Blade Marquis will teach you the laws of metal element. It doesn't matter much whether he teaches one person or two people. Just go directly to him.

Regarding the laws of light and lightning, I'll contact a few old friends to see if they have time; they should be willing to do me a favor.

Yu Chen stroked his beard and smiled.

He did not object to his disciple going to great lengths to help his friend; in fact, he appreciated it.

Qin Mu is willing to help other friends, but what about his senior brother? What about his master?

No one likes to raise an ungrateful child.

"Thank you, Teacher! Hehe, besides, I'm almost at the fourth level in the field of lightning, so I reckon it won't be difficult for me to comprehend the fundamental laws of lightning."

Qin Mu rubbed his nose and smiled. Although he had guessed that his teacher would help him, he was still very happy when his teacher actually agreed.

Because the swarm now includes the Purple Lightning Behemoth, a cosmic behemoth with lightning and time attributes, Qin Mu's progress in mastering the fundamental laws of lightning is relatively fast.

"Are you about to comprehend the fundamental laws of lightning?"

Yu Chen didn't know whether to be pleasantly surprised or shocked. Comprehending the origin of the laws was like a joke.

"I understand. Now that you've finished telling me your story, let me tell you why I came to see you."

Teacher Yu Chen waved his hand. Over the years, Qin Mu had been comprehending many fundamental laws, and he had become somewhat numb to them.

"Please give your instructions, teacher."

Qin Mu said respectfully.

"Don't be nervous, it's a good thing! The rulers of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and the Qianwu Universe Kingdom are looking for you."

Yu Chen laughed.

"Let's start with the ruler of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. As a citizen of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, you participated in the war in the name of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and won first place in the preliminary rounds."

This is an unprecedented achievement for the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and of course he needs to reward you.

After discussing it for a while, they couldn't come up with anything suitable for you. Caught in a dilemma, they came to me to see what they wanted.

"With a genius like you, even the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire receives many rewards. So there's no need to be polite with them; you deserve it."

Qin Mu understood immediately.

In the original timeline, Luo Feng ranked 52nd in the First World, and the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was so excited that he bestowed the entire Milky Way upon Luo Feng.

Now that he has won first place, it is only natural that he would reward himself, or rather, win him over.

Unlike Luo Feng, who had no foundation in the original timeline, he was a disciple of the Immortal Domain Dust. Even rewards needed to be carefully considered, not given arbitrarily.

"Disciple understands. If possible, then disciple hopes to acquire some star systems around the Milky Way as territory."

Later, when I wish to tame some powerful monsters there, I will need a larger territory. My people will also have more room to grow.

Qin Mu answered without hesitation.

"A larger territory? No problem. I'll talk to the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. As for how much he'll give, that's another story."

Yu Chen nodded, indicating that he understood.

"The other matter concerns the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom. I knew your talent would eventually attract the attention of great figures in the universe, but I didn't expect the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom to come looking for me so soon. He is a legendary figure."

As he spoke, Yu Chen sighed with emotion.

As a pharmacist, Yu Chen had a wide network of connections, but he couldn't reach the level of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler.

"Fuck the Lord of the Witch Kingdom?"

Qin Mu was shocked; this was a terrifyingly powerful expert at the Venerable level.

"That's right, that great being thinks highly of you, believing you to be a genius that appears only once every tens of thousands of epochs, and that you have a great chance of winning the number one ranking in the universe in this genius battle!"

However, he doesn't know you very well, so he came to me to see if there's anything I can do to help you improve your skills!

Yu Chen said solemnly.

"The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom is not on the same level as the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire."

What are your thoughts? I'll give them my opinion. Resources from experts of that level are extremely valuable; you should seize this opportunity!

After Teacher Yu Chen finished speaking, Qin Mu's heart stirred. What did he need?

Of course, it's high-level bloodline monsters like the Starry Sky Behemoth!

The stronger the swarm, the stronger you, as the overlord of the swarm, will be.

"What I need most are some powerful star beasts, preferably star beasts with the [Twelve Peak Bloodlines]! I don't need them alive, just their corpses will do."

Even just a little bit of corpse tissue will suffice!

If not, the [Eight Powerful Bloodlines] will also work.

As for attributes, fire and earth are best. Disciples with the metal attribute have been lucky enough to acquire some, but there's not much need for them right now.

Qin Mu spoke up.

"Just as I expected."

Yu Chen smiled.

The reason why his disciples have such a high level of understanding of many laws is because of his research on the bloodlines of various powerful monsters.

Then the pursuit should naturally be of the star beasts with the highest bloodline.

Unfortunately, star beasts with peak bloodlines are extremely rare; even an immortal powerhouse might never encounter one in their entire life.

Even if I wanted to help, I had no way to do so.

"If it's alive, that's very troublesome. But if it's dead, or just body tissue, it's much easier to deal with."

I will communicate with the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom and try my best to get it for you.

I'll keep an eye out for you afterwards, and if I find a suitable one, I'll buy it for you.

Yu Chen indicated that he understood.

"Thank you, Teacher Xie."

Qin Mu expressed his gratitude.

If an immortal apothecary were to help me collect the bloodlines of powerful cosmic beasts, the efficiency would be far greater.

I hadn't told the teacher about this before, partly because I already had enough of the Starry Sky Beasts like the Golden Horned Beast and the Blazing Beast.

On the other hand, the teacher has already given me too much, so it would be ungrateful to ask for more.

"Alright, that's all. Take the Domain Lord-level bloodline potion you asked for and give it to your friends! They're probably getting impatient, but I also need to make things clear to you."

This Domain Lord-level bloodline potion is extremely precious; even I don't have many. I haven't tried to sell it.

To create a Domain Lord-level bloodline potion, such as a "Manka Starman Bloodline Potion," it generally requires killing six or seven Manka Starmen!

Therefore, this kind of thing greatly angers those powerful races. Because their races are already small in number, they will naturally hunt down anyone who possesses this potion.

After you give it to your friend, you mustn't make it public to avoid causing trouble.

Yu Chen waved his hand and said. Even he was only spared from being targeted by those powerful races because of his identity as a member of the Virtual Universe Company and because he had never publicly sold Domain Lord-level bloodline potions.

Some things are completely different when done in secret versus in the open.

"I understand, I'll emphasize to them that this matter will absolutely not be leaked!"

Qin Mu understood the seriousness of the matter and quickly said...

"Yes, it's good that you know. You'll need to pay more attention to this when you research bloodline potions in the future. The power of those strong races is terrifying."

After giving Qin Mu a warning, Yu Chen gave him the bloodline potions he had collected.

After receiving the item, he gave his three thousand Chaos Yuan to his teacher, asking the teacher to help find someone willing to teach Hong. After learning about the powerful and immortal Thunder God, he took his leave.

These three thousand Hunyuan are actually not enough; at most, they can be considered as a deposit. The rest will be available when Qin Mu transfers the funds.

As for having the teacher pay?

Qin Mu wasn't that shameless; the fact that the teacher was willing to help was already a favor he was doing for the teacher.

They returned to the virtual universe, to the headquarters of the Star River Trading Company on Black Dragon Mountain Island.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen did not leave; instead, they waited.

"The matter is settled; the teacher agreed to help."

Looking at the three people who were staring longingly, Qin Mu smiled.

"Very good!"

Thor waved excitedly.

Luo Feng and Hong also smiled.

"Domain Lord-level potions are extremely rare; even my teacher doesn't have many. I've already sent them to you through the Virtual Universe Company. You can receive them on Cold Moon Star."

Qin Mu smiled.

"Your Domain Lord-level bloodline cannot be revealed, otherwise it may cause trouble."

As he spoke, Qin Mu repeated what his teacher had told him to the others.

"Understood! We know what's important and won't speak carelessly."

Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, and the others all had gratitude in their eyes.

If it weren't for Qin Mu, how could they have obtained the Domain Lord-level bloodline potion so easily?

"Besides this, there's something else, something even more important than the Domain Lord-level bloodline potion!"

Seeing that everyone understood, Qin Mu did not stop, but his tone became even more serious.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of Luo Feng and the others, Qin Mu slowly spoke.

"As you know, my main research area in the field of pharmacists is bloodline, so I have been studying the bloodlines of Earthlings since the Earth era."

"During my research, I discovered that there are anomalies in the souls of us Earthlings and other races in the universe!"

"This abnormality manifests in the soul!"

"Hong, your willpower is truly terrifying; even I am astonished!"

"Through my research, I discovered that this anomaly exists in all life forms born on Earth!"

"Our Earth may be very special! This is the true foundation of our Earth's rise, and it must never be revealed!"

If you later decide to venture into places that test your willpower, be careful not to overdo it, or you might attract truly terrifying beings from the universe!

Qin Mu's tone became extremely serious as he spoke.

"I see."

Hong nodded slowly.

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