Swallowing the Stars: Become Stronger by Taking on Disciples

Chapter 1 Gao Ya: Conferring Immortality and Recruiting Disciples! Those with "Yuan" in th

Chaos City, Public Area

"I, the Star King, hereby recruit contract disciples. One hundred thousand Chaos Yuan is required to join my sect. Limited to Realm Lords of the Lightning Law. Those interested, come quickly. Today only, or you will not be accepted." Through the virtual universe, Gao Ya had already announced this message in Chaos City.

A large number of realm lords gathered here after receiving the news, scrutinizing the silver-skinned man with two horns on his head behind the table.

It was a rare sight to see such a high-ranking, immortal king-level expert sitting in front of them openly accepting disciples. Anyone who paid money could become his disciple. When did such a powerful figure become so degrading?

Shouldn't they be the ones going to the other party's door and begging them to take them as apprentices?

"I want to become your apprentice!"

"Get out of the way!"

Matt, with horns on his head, burst through the crowd and ran quickly to Star King.

"Disciple greets Master!"

Xingyu Wang Gao Ya narrowed his eyes, seeing the newcomer's attribute data: his comprehension value reached 100, indicating the potential to comprehend the laws and break through to immortality; the rest were unremarkable.

He began, "Contracted disciple, you may hear me preach three times within a thousand years, each time for one year. After you have used up your opportunities, the contract will be terminated. Have you thought it through?"

"This disciple understands."

Gao Ya added Matt's virtual universe account and sent him the contract document.

"Payment is made, then sign with your spiritual imprint; the contract takes effect immediately."

"Yes, teacher."

Upon seeing Matt become the disciple of the immortal king, a restless atmosphere arose among the crowd.

"Matt's gone mad, this... he's really becoming an apprentice?"

"He only has ten thousand years left to live; he's probably trying to take a gamble."

"But, is this contracted disciple reliable?"

"Of course it's reliable. The contracted disciple agreement is signed under the witness of the Virtual Universe Company, and it's guaranteed by the Virtual Universe Company. Besides, he's a dignified King-level Immortal powerhouse. Why would he lie to us?"

"If I weren't cultivating the Law of Fire, I would have gone bankrupt to become an apprentice."

Many people shared the same sentiment: the other party was a King-level immortal, and for money they could preach for three years—what an incredible opportunity! They wouldn't even dare to dream of it outside.

Following Matt's example, numerous Lords of the Lightning Law Realm, having heard the news, lined up in front of the table, creating a striking scene that attracted even more onlookers.

"Once you open your virtual universe spiritual imprint, the master-disciple contract will be automatically sent to your email. Sign it with your spiritual imprint, and the contract will take effect immediately."

"Yes, sir."

"Hmm?" Gao Ya glanced at the three people at the table across the street who were watching him.

Purple Sword King, Dragon Sea King, Giant Mountain King

They obtained their permanent residency in Chaos City through the Hongmeng network, while Gao Ya obtained it by accidentally saving an important member of a virtual universe company—a completely unorthodox method, not belonging to any particular faction, and without any background.

As a result, in this Chaos City, he was almost marginalized by these people, and the two sides were enemies.

Noticing Gao Ya's gaze, the Purple Sword King revealed a disdainful smile and arrogantly transmitted his voice: "A dignified Immortal King actually condescends to accept a contracted disciple, and still has the nerve to stay in Chaos City? Get out of here as soon as possible."

Gao Ya was too lazy to pay him any attention. Fighting and killing were forbidden in Chaos City, so what was the point of spewing trash talk? It only played right into Gao Ya's hands.

In a world where strength reigns supreme, it's still all about who has the power!

"Master, Flame Blade King is calling," said the intelligent life form Xiao Ai.

"What's he doing here?" Gao Ya sent a wisp of his consciousness into the virtual universe to answer the call.

"Greetings, Flame Blade King," he bowed to the person on the virtual screen.

Both are Immortal Kings, but he is a beginner-level Immortal King while the other is close to becoming an Invincible Immortal King, a member of the Virtual Universe Company, and a Grandmaster of Chaos City. The proper etiquette must be observed.

"Star King, you have crossed the line!" A powerful and majestic voice came from the screen.

Gao Ya raised an eyebrow

Within Chaos City, two hierarchical systems of contempt exist: members of the five major powers look down on members of the Hong Alliance, while members of the Hong Alliance look down on the Lone Ranger of the Universe. These three factions secretly fight each other, just like now, with this Flame Blade King looking for trouble.

So, he calmly said, "The Chaos City rule states that only Grandmasters are allowed to open their own residences and accept disciples. This means that only Grandmasters from the five major powers can publicly preach and accept core members of the five major powers as disciples. I accepted those cultivators who entered Chaos City with the quota for comprehending the initial universe at the World Lord level as contracted disciples, and I did not preach publicly. May I ask which rule I violated?"

"Insolence! Are you courting death?!" Flame Blade King roared in fury. How dare someone who was a mere novice King-level cultivator, whom he could easily wipe out with a flick of his hand, contradict him? Didn't he know that his words were the rules?

"Hmph, do you dare to lay a hand on me!" Gao Ya retorted.

"Fine, fine! You'd better stay in Chaos City for the rest of your life. If you take one step outside, it's your death day!"

"Heh, old man, you'd better worry about yourself first. Wash your neck properly, lest you dirty my hands!"

Snapped!

Call ended

Gao Ya snorted coldly and exited the virtual universe.

"Bark, pay your respects to your master." The werewolf clan lord completed the contract and performed the apprenticeship ceremony.

"Okay, stand here."

"Yes, teacher."

As Gao Ya recruited more and more contract disciples, the superficial peace of Chaos City was disrupted and turbulent.

Historically, no cultivator outside the core members of the five major powers has ever recruited disciples in Chaos City. Gao Ya's act of exploiting this loophole has truly baffled many people.

"I think Xingyu Wang is money-hungry; he'll take any kind of dirty money."

"Chaos City is a sacred place for our human race. His actions are corrupting the atmosphere of master and disciple in Chaos City and must be stopped."

"Yes, go to the city lord's mansion and request the city lord to strip Star King of his permanent residency and expel him from Chaos City."

........

Gao Ya kept his word. A day passed, and the registration deadline arrived. A total of 5000 Realm Lords were recruited, most of whom were nearing their end and were hoping to make a fortune by taking a gamble.

"You can go back now. I'll let you know when classes start."

"Yes, teacher."

Back at the mansion, Gao Ya entered the cultivation room with excitement, holding his breath and concentrating.

"Original Mirror Imprint!"

A rotating "mirror mark" appears between his brows, and a transparent "mirror screen" unfolds behind him, reflecting the phantom images of his contracted disciples. Strands of white light representing "comprehension" and green light representing "life gene level" emerge from the phantom images, piercing through the "mirror screen" and flowing into his body like water.

Anyone investigating him would find the meditation room perfectly still, without any abnormalities.

One minute later

[Level: 1 (5000/10000)]

[Comprehension: 1 million + 10 million (newly added)]

[Life Gene Level: 1+2500 (New)]

This was the cheat code he gained after transmigrating: the "Origin Mirror Seal," which allowed him to copy all the attributes of his disciples and integrate them into himself, including but not limited to the various physical constitutions, talents, and secret techniques bestowed upon cultivators by the primordial universe.

Furthermore, after the replication and fusion, these things will become his personal property, and the original cosmic will mark within them will be erased. Even if he breaks through to become the strongest in the universe in the future, the original universe will not be able to take them back!

However, the current level of the innate secret technique is 1, and it can only copy one attribute from a disciple.

Therefore, he divided his disciples into two groups: one group focused on comprehension, which would comprehensively improve their learning abilities, while the other group focused on the life gene level, which would directly enhance their combat power.

"2500 million World Lord power!" Gao Ya felt the power coursing through his body; his combat strength far surpassed that of a low-level Venerable without gene multiplication.

He continued to close his eyes and concentrate, beginning to cultivate the "Time Evolution," a secret technique for comprehending the laws of time collected by his predecessor. This technique was a set of secret methods for analyzing the 108 essential aspects of the laws of time.

Previously, he had no choice but to directly comprehend the laws of time, starting with the easy ones and progressing to the difficult ones. Now, he wants to start from scratch, build a solid foundation, and construct a more robust system by tackling the difficult aspects first.