Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 292 The Teacher's Gift and the "Star Prison Codex"

Virtual universe, Thunder Island.

Thunder Island is shrouded in mist all day long, and electric snakes constantly appear around the island.

Yang Wu's figure suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of the temple belonging to the Nine Swords Venerable halfway up the mountain.

After nodding slightly to the two guards standing at the door, Yang Wu stepped into the magnificent hall.

The main hall inside the palace.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu suddenly appeared and bowed respectfully.

On the grand throne inside the palace sat a figure dressed in an ancient blue battle robe.

"Oh?"

The Nine Swords Venerable slowly rose and walked down the steps, his height gradually decreasing until he was almost the same height as Yang Wu.

"Have we arrived at Chaos City?" Nine Swords Venerable asked with a smile.

"I just arrived!" Yang Wu said with a smile. "When I was training outside, my clan had to send strong people to protect me. I felt quite pressured, so I came directly to Chaos City."

"Haha, you're getting better treatment than I am, your teacher!"

The Nine Swords Venerable said with a smile, "The strength of that Guiyi Venerable is far greater than mine. However, it's not a waste of the clan's resources for Guiyi Venerable to protect you."

In the mind of the Nine Swords Venerable, if Yang Wu could choose a special life clone that defies the heavens, his strength after breaking through to the Universe Venerable level would be enough to overpower the Unity Venerable.

"Moreover..." Venerable Nine Swords continued, "This time, Venerable Guiyi also killed Venerable Jueguang from the Zerg Alliance. The only pity is that Venerable Jueguang had the talent of creating clones, so he didn't cause the Zerg to lose too many resources."

The territories of the four dominant races—the Machine Race, the Demon Race, the Insect Race, and Humans—are adjacent to each other. If any of them wants to expand or doesn't want to be invaded, they can only wage war.

Thus, one of the most famous and dangerous places in the universe was born—the extraterrestrial battlefield.

Of these four races, the Zerg are the most insidious, employing numerous unpredictable tactics that have caused considerable hardship for the other three races.

For the Zerg, even if this assassination attempt fails, the cost to them is extremely small, amounting to only the loss of the energy of one of Venerable Jueguang's clones, which is at most the price of an ordinary treasure.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore!" The Nine Swords Venerable looked at Yang Wu and smiled, "It's good for you to go and cultivate in Chaos City now!"

"The Realm Lord level is an extremely important stage in the cultivation career of countless powerful individuals! There are countless cosmic geniuses who are not outstanding at the beginning of their cultivation but make rapid progress when they reach the Realm Lord level."

The Nine Swords Venerable said very seriously, "Since you intend to cultivate to the World Lord level within Chaos City, as your teacher, I have also prepared a gift for you!"

"Gift?"

Yang Wu's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "The real business is here!"

One of the reasons he came to see the Nine Swords Venerable was for this gift.

He currently has very limited wealth, so every penny he can save is a penny earned.

The Nine Swords Venerable beckoned to Yang Wu and said, "Come with me!"

"Yes!" Yang Wu quickly followed.

Following the wide corridor, Yang Wu and the Nine Swords Venerable soon arrived at an extremely spacious hall.

However, the hall was now filled with countless books of various materials, making the originally spacious hall seem somewhat cramped.

"Most of the strongest beings in the universe create their own secret techniques. At your current cultivation speed, you'll probably reach that stage very soon!"

The Nine Swords Venerable looked around, then pointed to the large number of books of various kinds and said, "Although you have some wealth, the Time Palace is extremely resource-intensive, so I have prepared some secret techniques for you!"

"Some secret techniques?"

Yang Wu was stunned when he saw the countless books filling the hall. Even though he was prepared, he was still taken aback.

"Teacher... are these the secret techniques you mentioned?"

Yang Wu looked around.

The hall was extremely spacious, exceeding two hundred meters in both length and width, yet the secret manuals prepared for him by the Nine Swords Venerable occupied the vast majority of the hall's space.

The hall was filled with bookshelves, displaying countless books—a truly vast collection.

"Some? More like a billion!"

"Haha... There are a total of 4321 common secret techniques here, the vast majority of which were created by powerhouses below the King level!"

"Don't be intimidated by the sheer number of these manuals; most of them will only serve as a reference for you. Some complete sets are only worth a few hundred points, but I felt they were quite suitable for you, so I prepared them for you!"

The Nine Swords Venerable chuckled and said, "Although there are many of these ordinary manuals, they only amount to a few hundred million points when added together!"

"They encompass various categories, including research, combat, weapon manufacturing, and self-created secret techniques. While their monetary value isn't exceptional, most have merit and should be of considerable help to you!"

"Hundreds of millions of points? That's all? Not that valuable?" Yang Wu was slightly taken aback.

Although he had billions of points, he would still feel extremely distressed if he had to spend hundreds of millions to buy these secret techniques.

Moreover, given Yang Wu's current level of knowledge, he probably wouldn't be able to select so many secret techniques from the Virtual Universe Company's treasure trove that would be suitable for him to learn from.

At this moment, the Nine Swords Venerable had already led Yang Wu to a desk.

The Nine Swords Venerable pointed to the four sets of secret manuals placed on the desk and said with a smile, "As for these four sets, their value is far more precious!"

Yang Wu looked at the desk and saw that the desk was neatly arranged with books.

These books are divided into four sets, namely—

The set includes a nine-volume research-type secret technique book called "Time and Space Notes," a 36-volume combat-type secret technique book called "Black Hole Evolution," a six-volume set called "Star Prison Secret Manual," and a six-volume set called "Seven Transformations of Divine Evolution."

Looking at the four sets of secret manuals, Yang Wu quickly asked, "Teacher, what are these secret techniques...?"

"Time and Space Notes" is a research-type secret technique that Yang Wu has been cultivating, while the amplitude-type secret technique "Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal Body" is an extremely important part of "Black Hole Evolution", so he is naturally familiar with it.

As for "Seven Transformations of Divine Evolution", it was naturally created by the elder of the Golden Horn Clan, Hirodo, while "Star Prison Secret Manual" should be the "Fire and Void" fusion technique that Yang Wu cultivated in the simulated experience.

These four secret techniques are all incredibly valuable.

Yang Wu had originally thought that he would be lucky to have a set of the "Star Prison Secret Manual", but to his surprise, the Nine Swords Venerable had prepared four sets of secret techniques for him.

Judging from the number of volumes of the secret techniques, they are all complete sets!

The Nine Swords Venerable chuckled and said, "You're surely familiar with 'Time and Space Essays,' so I won't elaborate!"

"This 'Star Prison Secret Manual' tells the story of an extremely special cultivation path in the universe, the Path of the Beast God, which mainly cultivates the law of fire-space fusion."

"The creator of this secret manual is an extremely ancient being among my human race, the Star Prison Demon Lord. The Star Prison Demon Lord has cultivated the Fire-Void Fusion Law to an extremely high level, and his strength is far greater than that of the Unity Venerable you once met!"

"The Star Prison Demon Lord?" Yang Wu was slightly taken aback.

The Star Prison Demon Lord is the only one among the three top cosmic overlords of the human race who cultivates the Path of the Beast God. Unexpectedly, what he cultivates is the Law of Fire and Space Fusion.

The cultivation of the Path of the Beast Gods originated from the eight innate Beast Gods that existed in the early days of the universe, and now the inheritance has fallen to the first power in the original universe, the "Ancestral God Cult".

The Ancestral God Sect is an extremely open sect. They do not participate in power struggles, do not need territory, and the core of the entire sect consists of only about three thousand people.

Three Ancestral Gods, Eight Beast Gods, Seventy-two Divine Generals, and Three Thousand Divine Envoys!

The Ancestral God Cult has spread its influence in countless places throughout the primordial universe, absorbing powerful individuals from countless races.

If someone can master a lineage, they can become an outer member of the Ancestral God Sect.

The inheritances of divine messengers, divine generals, and beast gods are different, and their status within the Ancestral God Cult naturally varies accordingly.

The least promising divine messenger inheritances are individual inheritance crystals. These inheritance crystals drift throughout the universe, being obtained by those destined to receive them.

The divine inheritances are fixed in various places in the universe and occupied by countless powerful forces.

As for receiving the Beast God's inheritance, one needs to go to the inheritance site within the Ancestral God Sect with the Beast God's Inheritance Token.

There are eight paths of the Beast God, namely, the path of fusion of the laws of metal and space, wood and space, ... wind and time, lightning and time.

The inheritance of the Beast God is divided into seven levels, taking the Fire Sky Beast God inheritance as an example.

The first five levels are a fusion of some spatial laws and some fire laws, which are continuously deepened.

The sixth level is the fusion of the entire spatial law and the entire fire law, forming the fusion law.

To comprehend the seventh level, one needs to grasp the extremely important "Heart of the Beast God" in the Path of the Beast God. Then, one can transform into a true Beast God, as if the Beast God were alive, with strength comparable to the Lord of the Universe.

It is obvious that the "Star Prison Demon Lord" received the inheritance within the Ancestral God Sect through the Beast God Inheritance Token and has reached an extremely high level. He has completely comprehended the Fire-Void Fusion Law and is only one step away from transforming into a true Beast God.

"Yang Wu, you've become a Black Warrior, so you must possess extremely high talent in the Path of the Beast God. This 'Star Prison Secret Manual' should be very suitable for you!"

"As for the other book, 'Seven Transformations of Divine Evolution,' it is also a top-level martial arts technique comparable to 'Star Prison Secret Manual,' but it follows the path of the fusion of metal and space."

"I originally only prepared the 'Star Prison Secret Manual' for you, but I didn't expect that you would actually comprehend the sacred stele of the Golden Horn Clan. Your understanding of the Law of Metal is no less than that of the Law of Fire."

"This 'Seven Transformations of Divine Evolution' was created by Hirodo, the creator of the Golden Horn Clan's Sacred Stele. Although its power is slightly weaker than the 'Star Prison Secret Scripture,' it is comparable in terms of the realm of the Beast God!"

"Compared to the other, the Seven Transformations of Divine Evolution is easier to learn, while the Star Prison Secret Manual is more powerful. You can choose to practice one of them as appropriate."

"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu nodded earnestly.

Although Hirodo was nearly on par with the Star Prison Demon Lord in terms of the realm of laws, the secret techniques he created were naturally inferior to those of the Star Prison Demon Lord, who was a top-tier cosmic overlord, because the Golden Horn Clan's foundation was too shallow.

The Nine Swords Venerable pointed to the final "Black Hole Evolution" and continued, "I prepared this 'Black Hole Evolution' for you because of your cultivation of the 'Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal Body'."

"You were able to master the second level of the 'Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal Body' in such a short time without relying on resources, which shows that you have a great talent for this amplitude technique. Although the 'Star Prison Secret Manual' and the 'Seven Transformations of Divine Evolution' both have matching amplitude techniques, they may not be as suitable for you as the 'Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal Body'. Therefore, I have also exchanged this 'Black Hole Evolution' for you."

Looking at the four sets of top-tier secret manuals laid out on the table, Yang Wu couldn't help but feel extremely grateful to the Nine Swords Venerable.

He had been worried about various cultivation techniques, as both comprehending the laws and cultivating the amplitude technique required a large amount of points.

Now, four top-tier secret manuals are laid out before him.

Unlike the ordinary secret techniques mentioned earlier, which are only worth a few hundred million points combined, Yang Wu could still afford to buy them if he wanted to.

The value of any one of the four sets of secret manuals laid out on the table was beyond Yang Wu's means.

Yang Wu looked at the Nine Swords Venerable and said, "Master, these secret manuals are far too valuable. This disciple only needs a portion of them!"

For example, "Nine Refinements of Flame Crystal" can be purchased individually for only 20 billion points, but the complete set of "Black Hole Evolution" costs 100 billion points.

As for the secret manuals of the Beast God's Way lineage, Yang Wu has already mastered one set.

The four sets of secret manuals combined exceeded hundreds of billions of points. Although Yang Wu had come specifically for the secret techniques, he felt somewhat embarrassed by the value of this gift.

"What's wrong?"

The Nine Swords Venerable smiled slightly and said, "Are you going to refuse the gift your teacher is offering?"

"Teacher, that's not what I meant!" Yang Wu quickly explained.

"Don't worry! The four sets of secret manuals I exchanged only cost 400 billion points. It's not a big expense for me!"

The Nine Swords Venerable chuckled and said, "Moreover, after taking you as my disciple, I reaped a great harvest in a secret cosmic realm. Perhaps it was your luck that brought me here!"

"Disciple thanks Master!" Yang Wu said respectfully, bowing.

In reality, these secret techniques are nothing to the Nine Swords Venerable.

After all, even the most ordinary treasure is worth more than ten trillion Chaos Units.

But for Yang Wu now, these four secret techniques are of immeasurable value.

Even if 400 billion points isn't a huge expense for the Nine Swords Venerable, it's still an incredibly vast fortune.

He could not take the Nine Swords Venerable's thoughtful selection of secret techniques for him and his extremely considerate considerations for granted.

I only hope to repay you when I am stronger in the future.

The Nine Swords Venerable reached out to help Yang Wu up, smiling slightly, "I have already granted you access to the temple; you can now teleport directly to this hall!"

"Whether you take the manual to the primordial realm or try to comprehend it here is entirely up to you, but you must not pass it on to anyone else!"

"Little guy, keep up the good work! Your teacher has always been looking forward to the day you surpass me!"

After explaining these matters, the Nine Swords Venerable did not linger and disappeared directly from the hall.

Yang Wu was left alone, silently browsing the vast collection of books in the hall.

(End of this chapter)