Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Optimizing the Five Hearts Towards the Sky

Chapter 205 The Disciples of the Dark Lord

Chapter 205 The Disciples of the Dark Lord

"Junior brother, how long have you been away from Chaos City? It hasn't even been ten years, has it?"

In the holographic projection, Lord Youhou exclaimed in amazement: "They actually passed through the Primal Tongtian Mountain without making a sound, which startled both me and my teacher."

"My understanding of the laws has been quite smooth these past few years, leading to significant improvement, which is why I succeeded by sheer luck," Chen Yuan said with a modest smile. He then asked curiously, "But senior brother, does our teacher already know about this?"

"Although the teacher is still in the cosmic sea, he left a divine power clone in the primordial universe, so he still knows about some major events in the company."

As he spoke, Youhou gave Chen Yuan a meaningful look: "Moreover, the fact that a member of the Universe level has passed through the Primal Tongtian Mountain in less than a hundred years of cultivation is naturally already widely known among the company's upper management."

"Especially since it concerns the disciple, the teacher naturally knew immediately."

"Then, Senior Brother Youhou," Chen Yuandian smiled, "since our teacher already knows, then I, as his personal disciple—"

"Of course, my teacher won't forget." Lord Youhou laughed heartily. "Come to Thunder Island, my teacher is waiting for you."

"By the way, I'll also introduce you to your other senior brothers and sisters."

"Senior brothers and sisters?!"

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up. That's right, an ancient being like the Lord of Darkness couldn't possibly have only trained Youhou as a disciple. It's just that only Youhou reached the level of the Lord of the Universe.

"Yes." Lord Youhou nodded and said with a faint smile, "Because you were undergoing a trial earlier and needed to devote yourself to cultivation, our teacher told us not to disturb you unless necessary."

"Now that your test is complete, you are about to formally become a disciple of your teacher. Even though this matter cannot be made public, it is time for you to learn about the internal workings of our faction."

"Understood." Chen Yuan nodded solemnly. "I'll head to Thunder Island now."

"Hmm." Lord Youhou nodded with a smile.

After closing the communication, Chen Yuan immediately teleported to Thunder Island. To be honest, he was no longer unfamiliar with this plane, since he had often gone to the Nine True Kings' mansion to cultivate before, and had already set it as his default login location.

However, today's matter has nothing to do with King Jiuzhen. After being teleported here, Chen Yuan immediately flew towards the mountaintop.

"Junior brother, where are you headed?"

Just then, King Jiuzhen, who was in the mansion, spotted Chen Yuan and asked him inquiries via telepathy.

"My teacher invited me to the summit for a chat."

After replying, Chen Yuan quickly left the area of ​​the Jiuzhen Prince's residence.

"The teacher summoned me? How come I didn't know? Wait a minute—"

At first, King Jiuzhen didn't realize what was happening, but then he suddenly understood that Chen Yuan was not the disciple of Lord Youhou, but his junior brother!

Over the years, he had outwardly addressed the other party as a brother, almost forgetting that the other party should be his junior uncle.

After figuring this out, King Jiuzhen understood who had summoned Chen Yuan. However, he was puzzled as to why such a being would suddenly summon his disciple, especially since it had only been a little over a hundred years since Chen Yuan had last become a disciple.

Since Chen Yuan left Chaos City, he rarely came to him for advice, so King Jiuzhen was unaware of Chen Yuan's current strength. As for the matter of the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, only the company's senior management knew about it, so the news naturally wouldn't reach him.

On the other side, Chen Yuan was naturally unaware of the Nine True Kings' doubts. He quickly arrived at the summit of Thunder Island, inside the magnificent hall where he had previously become an apprentice.

Upon entering, he was surprised to find that the Lord of Darkness had already arrived and was chatting with several other figures.

The Lord of Darkness seemed to be in a good mood. After noticing Chen Yuan, he smiled and waved to him: "Chen Yuan, come in since you're here. What are you doing standing at the door?"

Chen Yuan walked over as instructed, and looking over, he saw that in addition to Teacher Hei and Senior Brother Youhou, there were three other people he had never seen before standing there.

"I already know that you got here through the news from the Primal Tongtian Mountain."

The Lord of Darkness smiled at Chen Yuan, his tone gratified: "I gave you three hundred years to complete your goal, but you've accomplished it in just over a hundred years. You've given me quite a surprise."

"Teacher, you flatter me." Chen Yuan smiled and replied respectfully, "I am very grateful to Senior Brother Youhou for his help. Otherwise, I would not have been able to meet the requirements in such a short time."

"Haha, you don't need to be modest. Youhou has already told me the details." The Lord of Darkness smiled warmly: "Chen Yuan, since you have completed the mission ahead of schedule, from this moment on, you are my fifth personal disciple."

"Disciple greets Master." Chen Yuan bowed respectfully, thinking to himself, "The fifth personal disciple? It seems Master Darkness doesn't take many disciples; these few around him are all of them."

He remembered that the original novel mentioned that the Lord of Chaos City had 31 personal disciples, which became 32 after Luo Feng became his disciple.

In contrast, the Lord of Darkness has very few disciples; including him, there are only five, and they have all gathered together now.

"However, the Dark Master's disciples are of high quality. Leaving aside the others I don't recognize, just the Lord of the Netherworld alone surpasses the other disciples of the Lord of Chaos City."

"Alright, get up." The Dark Lord's gentle voice interrupted his thoughts.

"I didn't take on many disciples in my lifetime, only seven, but two of them passed away early. Now, only the five of you remain in this world." The Lord of Darkness looked around at everyone. "Since we've all gathered here today, it's a good opportunity for us to get to know each other."

He looked at Chen Yuan and introduced him to the other people in the hall one by one.

"First and foremost is my eldest disciple, Lord You!" The Lord of Darkness smiled slightly. "Of course, you should be quite familiar with Lord You."

Chen Yuan nodded and said to the Lord of Youhou, "Greetings, Senior Brother Youhou."

Marquis You smiled and nodded.

"And this one is my second disciple."

The Lord of Darkness looked at a man with long, reddish-brown hair and wearing a silver robe beside him. This man looked extremely similar to an Earthling, except that there was a vertical line between his eyebrows, which reminded Chen Yuan of Erlang Shen from Earth mythology.

Moreover, his appearance gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

Then, the Lord of Darkness introduced him, saying, "My second disciple's title is 'Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace,' a top-tier cosmic overlord-level powerhouse, currently residing in the 'Heavenly Eclipse Palace,' suppressing the Blood Luo World."

Upon hearing the name, Chen Yuan suddenly realized why it sounded familiar. It turned out to be a character from the original work, and coincidentally, the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master who suppressed the Blood Luo World.

Noticing the gaze of the Palace Master of Heavenly Eclipse, Chen Yuan quickly said, "Greetings, Senior Brother Heavenly Eclipse."

"Junior Brother, I found out you're currently in the Blood Luo World. What a coincidence," the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master said with a smile. "Once you emerge from the Blood Luo World, you'll be welcome to have a chat with the Heavenly Eclipse Palace."

"Definitely." Chen Yuan nodded.

The Lord of Darkness continued, "Next is my third disciple, Venerable Silver Mist."

Following the teacher's gaze, Chen Yuan looked at the only woman in the main hall. She had silver eyes, an extremely beautiful face, and wore a simple white dress. Her temperament seemed somewhat aloof.

Meeting Chen Yuan's gaze, Venerable Yinlan smiled slightly, as if ice and snow were melting, and nodded slightly, saying, "Junior Brother."

"Greetings, Senior Sister Yinlan," Chen Yuan replied politely.

After speaking, Chen Yuan turned his gaze to the last person. This person had a somewhat rugged appearance, with a full beard, bare-chested, tall, muscular, and exuding a wild and untamed aura.

"This is my fourth disciple, Venerable Rongshan," the Lord of Darkness introduced.

"Rongshan?" Upon hearing this name, Chen Yuan felt a slight sense of satisfaction and couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, is the title 'Senior Brother Rongshan' related to the Rongshan Universe Kingdom?"

Rongshan Universe Kingdom is one of the 1008 universe kingdoms of humankind. Although it did not appear in the original work, Chen Yuan was still familiar with the names of these advanced kingdoms.

"Haha, you're quite clever." The Lord of Darkness chuckled. "You guessed right, your Senior Brother Rongshan is indeed the ruler of the Rongshan Universe Kingdom."

"Lord of the Universe!" Chen Yuan was slightly surprised, then said to the bearded man, "Greetings, Senior Brother Rongshan."

"Junior brother, don't be so polite. Just let me know if you need anything." The King of Rongshan grinned.

Seeing that these disciples had already met, the Lord of Darkness continued, "Of my four disciples, besides Youhou, who is the Lord of the Universe, and Tianshi, who is the Overlord of the Universe..."

"Yinlan and Rongshan are both high-level Venerables, but their strength is not weak either. They can be ranked in the first tier below the universe overlords."

At this point, the Lord of Darkness looked at Chen Yuan: "While I'm not around, you can ask your senior brothers for guidance."

Especially your senior sister Yinlan, who, like you, is on the path of wind-time fusion.

"As for Tian Shi and Rong Shan, although they both became Venerables through the laws of space, their mastery of time is also quite high. Perhaps they will be able to comprehend the mysteries of space and time and advance to become Lords of the Universe at some point."

Upon hearing about the laws of space, Chen Yuan was momentarily stunned. However, he quickly remembered that the Lord of the Universe was an existence who had comprehended the laws of spacetime. Naturally, he would not show favoritism when taking on disciples, since he could teach them any law they cultivated.

"I haven't been able to return to the original universe all these years, so you all need to pay more attention to your junior brother's cultivation."

Upon hearing the Lord of Darkness's words, everyone in the hall replied in unison, "Yes!"