Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 169 Two Supreme Powers

Zhou Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he tentatively spoke to the old man in front of him:

"Senior, whether it's a treasure or not is irrelevant. I wonder if I could learn some of your methods of refining treasures?"

He suddenly realized that the most precious opportunity on this mountain dweller was not some powerful treasure or some Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, but rather his vision and inheritance as a God-King in his previous life!

The art of refining magical artifacts was his signature skill, the very method by which he made his name.

Like the God of Craftsmen, after just one lesson from him, the level of weapon crafting was almost enough to surpass the entire primordial universe.

If one could learn even a fraction of his treasure-refining techniques, it would be far more valuable than a top-tier supreme treasure.

"Oh?"

The old man in front of him, who was the reincarnation of the mysterious "God King of Jin" and the Mountain Guest, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

"You little rascal, what I prepared for those two leaders, no matter how precious, are just material possessions. And you, instead, are eyeing my most treasured methods?"

"Hehe, senior, please don't be angry. I'm just too eager to improve."

Zhou Yang gave an awkward smile, "If that's not possible, Senior, you can just bestow upon me any top-tier treasure armor."

"senior?"

The legendary, capricious hermit simply stared at him with a half-smile, until he felt a chill run down his spine, then sighed softly:

"You've learned my Chaos Technique, and you want to learn my weapon-refining skills, but even now, you still won't call me 'teacher'?"

"what?"

Zhou Yang was taken aback at first, then his heart was instantly filled with ecstasy!

They actually agreed!

It's important to know that in the original story, even Luo Feng was deemed unsuitable for the path of weapon crafting by the virtual avatar left behind by the God King in the Jin world, thus missing out on this powerful inheritance.

And now, he actually has this opportunity!

Moreover, the Chaos Decomposition Secret Pattern Diagram deep within the Time Prison was indeed left behind by the Mountain-Sitting Guest!

He immediately stood up and respectfully greeted the mountain dweller.

"Disciple Zhou Yang greets Master!"

Given this prevailing trend of devouring the universe, it's common for a disciple to have multiple teachers, so Zhou Yang naturally didn't feel any psychological burden.

"Hahaha, good, good disciple!"

The guest sitting on the mountain laughed heartily.

The path of cultivation becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses, and the assistance from external resources diminishes accordingly.

Even with his vision and experience, cultivating immortals in this primordial universe would be easy, and cultivating a universe venerable would be relatively easy as long as the disciple was willing to work hard. However, cultivating a universe master would be extremely difficult and fraught with obstacles.

As for taking it a step further and cultivating the strongest being in the universe, no treasures are of any use; one can only rely on the disciple's own comprehension and the accumulation of years.

The little guy in front of him, who seems to have acquired a powerful inheritance from somewhere, has embarked on the path of chaos fusion ahead of time, and appears to be extremely talented, which is a great surprise to him.

If this talent can be maintained, there may be a glimmer of hope that one can transcend reincarnation and become the ruler of chaos in the future.

Although this glimmer of hope is extremely slim at present, it far exceeds any life form he has seen in this primordial universe.

However, if Zhou Yang has enough opportunity and comprehension to advance further after becoming a Chaos Ruler, he could become a great asset to his revenge plan.

This is also the main reason why, after careful consideration, he was ultimately willing to show himself and contact Zhou Yang.

"My disciple, since you acknowledge me as your teacher, I cannot be stingy with my praise."

The Mountain Guest laughed and said, "You can focus on your seclusion and break through to immortality. During this time, I will try to gather some materials and forge a treasure that is most suitable for you as a gift for your advancement to immortality."

As he spoke, he handed something to Zhou Yang.

The object was plain and unadorned, like an ordinary black pebble.

"This is part of my treasure-refining heritage. You will be able to comprehend it after you break through to the Immortal Realm."

"The essence of cultivation is actually the understanding and application of rules, and treasure refining is also a means of understanding and applying rules. Especially now that you are trying to explore the path of chaos fusion, it should greatly promote your cultivation."

Zhou Yang solemnly put away the black pebble, and then bowed respectfully.

"Thank you for teaching me this method, teacher."

"Um."

The guest sitting on the mountain accepted the bow without hesitation, but then added:

"Although I am your teacher, I teach my disciples, not secret techniques, and I don't care about life or death. I only provide resources and treasures. If you perish along the way, I will not reverse time to revive you. You should know that a true super strong person cannot be taught."

"Disciple understands, disciple will certainly strive to do better."

Zhou Yang responded respectfully.

"Um."

The hermit nodded. "Alright, my mission is complete. I'll be leaving now. Take good care of yourself in your cultivation."

As he spoke, his gaze fixed on a certain point in the starry sky beyond Earth, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Heh, if I don't leave soon, I reckon your human race's Giant Axe Founder will kick me out."

"Haha, you flatter me, senior. Our human race welcomes you to visit us anytime. Please don't blame us for any shortcomings in our hospitality!"

A hearty laugh echoed from the depths of the starry sky, and a towering figure with disheveled hair, resembling a wild man, appeared in the night sky.

"No problem."

The mountain dweller nodded slightly, but his figure slowly disappeared from the spot.

"Hoo hoo~~~"

The cosmic rules and the stagnant spacetime that had been dispersed because of his existence began to gradually resume their operation.

And countless lives that had fallen into slumber began to awaken one after another.

"Kid, hurry up and break through, don't waste too much of my time!"

The towering figure, resembling a wild man, stood amidst the starry sky, glanced at Zhou Yang briefly, and then vanished in an instant.

Everything on Earth began to resume its normal operation. Neither the humans, the immigrants, nor the powerful beings guarding the majestic palace in the solar system noticed the anomaly that had just occurred.

In the Mingyue residential area, Zhou Yang sat under the pavilion, but his mood remained unsettled for a long time.

He was just quietly spending time with his parents at home on Earth when he unexpectedly found out that the Mountain Guest, who was considered the most mysterious and powerful being in the original universe, had taken the initiative to come to his door.

After a conversation, he not only accepted him as a disciple and bestowed upon him his powerful weapon-forging skills, but also promised to forge him the most suitable treasure.

This experience was like a windfall.

And the founder of the giant axe appeared outside Earth immediately, and judging from his words, it seemed he was saying, "Don't waste too much of his time."

Could it be that the founder of the Giant Axe had been keeping an eye on him all this time?

If that's the case, then the higher-ups of the clan are paying way too much attention to him. The time of a supreme being in the universe is so precious, yet it's being wasted on a mere realm lord.

"It seems I really need to break through as soon as possible."

Zhou Yang's gaze gradually drifted away. Unbeknownst to him, he had spent nearly four hundred years of peaceful time on Earth.

After four hundred years of continuous growth and expansion, his inner world is now faintly approaching a certain limit.

(End of this chapter)