pertwk Chapter 5: Even core disciples can't get something for nothing!
Chapter 5: Even core disciples can't get something for nothing!
In the public area of Chaos City, at the old, polished stone table that Gao Ya once used.
At first, there were only a dozen or so people crammed together, but in the blink of an eye, it formed a giant dragon winding through ten streets.
"Brothers, are you all here to register as contracted disciples of the Starry Sky King?"
"Yeah, brother, you too? My name is Baker, from the Cosmic Light Universe Kingdom. What about you?"
"Phil, the Dry Witch Universe Kingdom"
Phil glanced back at the seemingly endless queue, rubbed his eyes, and said, "There must be at least tens of thousands of people."
"With so many people, how many of them can break through to immortality?"
"Haha, brother, whether or not we break through doesn't matter. The opportunity to listen to a powerful immortal who has been crowned a king is one that no one wants to miss."
The restaurant next door
The Purple Sword King swallowed hard upon seeing this scene.
His net worth was only 10 billion Hunyuan, which he accumulated over countless years. Look at others, they just casually take on a contracted disciple and give him 1 billion.
"What, envious?" Dragon Sea King on the other side said playfully.
"What do I have to envy?" The Purple Sword King withdrew his gaze and remained silent.
"Ha, stop pretending. If you want to make money, why don't you take on apprentices?"
Purple Sword King rolled his eyes at him. Only Starry Sky King, with his strength, dared to break the rules, allowing the higher-ups to turn a blind eye. Anyone else who dared to cross the line with those grandmasters would be punished severely.
boom!
At this moment, an invisible pressure enveloped the "dragon," and a silver-white figure appeared behind the stone table.
The crowd that had come to become his disciples all fell silent, as a sign of respect for the powerful figure.
Gao Ya glanced at the entire group and boomed, "I only accept Thunder Realm Lords; all other Realm Lords, step aside!"
The air in the public area suddenly became slightly stagnant.
The expressions of the Law Lords representing Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Light in the apprenticeship group all changed; all their expectations were stuck in their throats.
"Can a King-level expert only teach one law...?" A Fire Law Realm Lord muttered to himself, silently leaving as if afraid of disturbing something.
"Dude, I told you this wouldn't work."
He turned back and smiled helplessly, his clothes swaying slightly as he disappeared around the street corner with an indescribable regret.
Before long, the original team of over ten thousand people was reduced to just over seven thousand.
Gao Ya casually tapped the table and said to the remaining people, "You will open your virtual universe spiritual imprints. The master-disciple contract will be automatically sent to your email. After signing and paying, you can leave. I will notify you of the class start time."
"Yes, sir."
A flicker of disappointment crossed Gao Ya's eyes as he glanced at the group of over seven thousand people.
None of their attributes were particularly special; it's just that there were many more people with high comprehension.
The only somewhat noteworthy pair was a pair of twin sisters who comprehended the dual laws of thunder and fire, but unfortunately, they failed to comprehend the law of space.
Even during their World Lord era, they hadn't crossed the threshold of spatial laws; reaching the Immortal realm would be much more difficult. Without other opportunities, becoming a Marquis and achieving Immortality would be their upper limit.
Having spent the entire day in the public area, right up to the last second, Gao Ya had recruited a total of 7990 contracted disciples, of whom 430 were veteran disciples.
【Original Mirror Imprint Level: 2 (2560/100000)】
[New Feature: You can now copy and fuse two attributes from each contracted disciple]
"Original Mirror Imprint!"
[Comprehension: 11 million + 45.36 million (newly added)]
[Life Gene Level: 2501+7560 (New)]
[Law: Law of Fire (80%/100%) (New)]
"Buzz!"
A faint flame mark appeared between his brows, but vanished instantly, disappearing as if nothing had happened.
In an instant
Deep within his mind, the fragmented insights into the profound mysteries of the laws of time suddenly coalesced, forming a complete puzzle piece, and a wheel-like mark flashed briefly once more between his brows.
"Stop!" The instant his thought settled...
The light streaming into the mansion froze instantly, and the aura of law emanating from the wine glass on the table hung suspended at the rim as if severed by scissors, no longer flowing... Everything in the mansion seemed to have been paused.
Gao Ya opened his eyes, his pupils reflecting the still dust in mid-air.
"My comprehension..."
If it previously took him 500 years to comprehend the first profound principle of the Law of Time, now he only needs 500 years, or even less, to comprehend all three profound principles.
He stood up, as if breaking the tranquility of the mansion; the dust began to rise again, and cosmic energy slowly began to flow once more...
On a seemingly endless stretch of ruins within Chaos City
A burly, towering man clad in incredibly intricate and ancient dark red battle armor and combat boots gazed in the direction of the Starry Sky Royal Mansion and murmured, "This is... time stopped!"
"Hey, why isn't he my disciple?"
Two days later, Gao Ya received a large quantity of refining materials purchased from the Virtual Universe Company at the gate of his mansion. Just as he was about to close the gate, two Realm Lord members from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm arrived before him.
"Greetings, Your Excellency"
"Is there something you need?"
"Sir, we wish to hear your sermon."
Gao Ya nodded and asked, "No problem, 10 Hunyuan per person."
"Ah...ah..." The expectation on their faces instantly froze like plaster.
The member on the left seemed to have heard a huge joke, and questioned slightly, "We have to pay too!"
Gao Ya's brows furrowed instantly, her previously gentle facial features tightened abruptly, and the corners of her mouth pressed into a straight line.
"Do you think you can get something for nothing?"
If this weren't Chaos City, those two would already be dead for daring to be so disrespectful to a King-level expert.
"No...no, no," the member on the right quickly tugged at his companion's sleeve, explaining, "We'll pay, we'll pay."
Gao Ya's expression softened somewhat, and he said, "Well, come register in the public area a thousand years from now. Latecomers will not be accepted."
Bang!
The mansion gates closed, and the two of them swayed in the wind like awkward clowns.
"No, why won't you let me speak? He also..." The member on the left was about to say something loudly when the member on the right quickly covered his mouth and led him away from the Starry Sky Royal Palace.
"If you're looking to die, don't drag me into it..."
Apart from the City Lord's Mansion, no other place in Chaos City is completely secretive.
The news that members of the four secret realms on the third level of the Sky Bridge also had to pay a fee to receive the Star King's sermon spread like wildfire.
Virtual Universe, Thunder Island Summit, Chaos Temple
The Wind Demon Venerable, clad in a green robe, angrily exclaimed, "City Lord, this is utterly absurd!"
"Any cultivator who crosses the third level of the Bridge to Heaven can listen to lectures by any grandmaster without charge. This is the rule of Chaos City. We must keep this Star King in check and never let him set a precedent."
"Yes, City Lord, this Star King is simply running rampant. It's time to put him in charge."
"Lord of the city, if we don't do anything about it, what will the other grandmasters think?"
The Chaos City Lord, seated on his throne, looked down at the three below and asked, "Is King Xingyu a Grandmaster of Chaos City?"
"Uh..." Venerable Wind Demon was slightly taken aback. "But he is..."
"I asked him if he was a grandmaster!"
"No," replied Venerable Wind Demon.
The title of Grandmaster can only be obtained by reaching the eighteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven. Gao Ya has never even crossed the Bridge to Heaven, so naturally he cannot obtain this title.
"If that's the case, then what's the point of arguing?"
"Furthermore, the Grandmasters don't work for nothing by opening their own residences and giving lectures; the company provides them with corresponding rewards."
"If your grandmasters also want to charge fees, I won't object, but forget about the company's rewards."
The Light Chaser, who came with the Wind Demon Venerable, sneered. "Why would they choose Hunyuan when they have company points? They'd have to be crazy to make that choice."
The Chaos City Lord finished speaking and asked, "Do you have any further questions?"
"That's all."
"Then you may leave."
"Your subordinate takes his leave."