Taking a Disciple on Behalf of a Friend

The Gan Wu Country Lord smiled faintly, his dignity intact, yet he was quite satisfied with Jin Yu's performance.

Despite his deliberate intimidation and the unfamiliar environment Thirteen had intentionally brought him into, Jin Yu had remained calm and noticed his identity. That was indeed rare.

It also showed that he possessed firm willpower and was no coward.

"Rise." The Gan Wu Country Lord twitched a finger, and an irresistible force appeared out of thin air, lifting Jin Yu to his feet.

"Thank you, Country Lord." Jin Yu rose with the force and stood respectfully to one side. At the same time, he was internally screaming, What the hell? Why had he somehow ended up meeting the Gan Wu Country Lord?

In truth, he had never expected to have any dealings with this man.

Even in his original plan, at most he would earn the Gan Wu Country Lord a few contribution points for nurturing geniuses through the Genius Battle. This development had caught him completely off guard.

Still, he was not panicked. Gan Wu might be poor, but his spirit was not. He was still a rather upright man.

"Mm. You could call it fate." A trace of reminiscence appeared in the Gan Wu Country Lord's eyes. His gaze seemed to pierce through space, distant and profound.

Without leaving Jin Yu confused for long, the Gan Wu Country Lord continued, "I presume that within the Gan Wu Tower, you sensed the mysteries of the Stone Tablet."

Jin Yu's heart stirred. He had just thought that aside from the Inheritance Stone Tablet, he truly could not think of any other possibility.

Now that the Gan Wu Country Lord had spoken, he was indeed here for the Stone Tablet.

"Yes, Country Lord." Jin Yu nodded obediently. "After I cleared the tower and entered the inheritance area, I had originally planned to select a secret technique to study. However, I inadvertently discovered that the three large words at the top of the Stone Tablet—Inheritance Wall—actually carried fluctuations of the Law of Space."

"Mm." The Gan Wu Country Lord nodded, signaling for him to continue.

The previous two geniuses, including Thirteen, had been noticed by him and taken under his wing because they had sensed the fluctuations of the Law of Space.

"Then I discovered that those three words did not merely contain fluctuations of the Law of Space. They were also expounding the essence of the Law of Space." As he spoke, endless regret filled Jin Yu's eyes.

Even now, merely recalling it left Jin Yu deeply shocked and yearning.

By this point, the Gan Wu Country Lord's expression had unconsciously grown solemn.

Previously, he had thought he had simply encountered another genius gifted in the Law of Space. Yet clearly, the other party could do more than merely sense the Law of Space.

Sure enough, Jin Yu's next words confirmed his suspicions.

"After sensing that the words on the Stone Tablet expounded the essence of the Law of Space, I tried to comprehend them. But comprehending the essence of laws was exceptionally difficult."

Even Jin Yu could not help feeling a headache. Comprehending just one essence was already so difficult; the further he went, the harder it would become. The thought alone made his head ache.

"Analyzing essence and comprehending laws are not on the same level of difficulty. It is indeed incomparably hard to comprehend them!" The Gan Wu Country Lord felt this deeply as well.

At the beginning, one could pursue speed and directly comprehend laws, but when trying to break through the final step later, it would become incomparably difficult. Countless King Immortals were stuck at that final step.

"The Universe Origin laws operate in their most perfect form... As for their essence, it must be continuously analyzed by cultivators. Once you have completely analyzed the essence of the Law of Space, you will discover that it contains a total of 108 fundamental mysteries."

To the Gan Wu Country Lord, who had comprehended the Law of Space, the Law of Space no longer held any secrets.

"However, if you wish to walk this path, without 'supreme talent,' 'supreme comprehension,' and 'supreme temperament,' it will be difficult to succeed."

The Gan Wu Country Lord had been able to break through back then because he had analyzed essence from the beginning. Later, his comprehension of the Law of Space yielded twice the result for half the effort. In the end, he transcended immortality in one stroke and became a lofty Universe Venerable.

Jin Yu nodded repeatedly as he listened. When Luo Feng had comprehended law essence in the original story, he had learned about this while studying Lian Luo's Sword Technique.

So, he had been prepared for it. No matter how difficult it was, for his future development, he still had to take this most difficult path.

If he could not even comprehend this, what right did he have to break through to become a Venerable, a Universe Master, or even the strongest being in the universe?

Not to mention the even more difficult Chaos Law.

Seeing Jin Yu's humble acceptance, the Gan Wu Country Lord did not expose him.

Every genius was proud. Once they embarked on this path, they would never give up without running into walls first.

To gain a more direct understanding of Jin Yu's situation, the Gan Wu Country Lord changed his approach. "Since you have comprehended the essence of the Law of Space, have you gained anything over these past days?"

Though the Gan Wu Country Lord knew Jin Yu had embarked on the path of comprehending law essence, he had no way to judge his exact progress.

After all, the attacks and movement technique Jin Yu had displayed in the video had not even fully comprehended the first essence. Only Jin Yu himself knew how far he had truly come.

Jin Yu knew the real test had arrived and hurriedly put on an expression of longing and regret.

He could swear to the heavens that this was the most sincere act he had ever put on in his life.

"In reply to the Country Lord, my aptitude is dull. After spending ninety days, I only just comprehended the first essence of the Law of Space. I was preparing to comprehend the second law essence over the past two days when time ran out."

As he spoke, Jin Yu looked expectantly at the Gan Wu Country Lord, wondering whether he could gain some benefit, such as another year or half-year of comprehension time.

It would be even better if he could get three to five years of opportunity to comprehend it.

However, none of the results Jin Yu anticipated came. After hearing his words, the Gan Wu Country Lord remained expressionless.

That shouldn't be right. Even if a Universe Venerable has high standards, my aptitude far surpasses Lian Luo's in history. Even Luo Feng in his early days spent ten years in Chaos City studying Lian Luo's first set of Sword Technique before comprehending the first essence.

For a moment, Jin Yu could not figure out what was going on with the Gan Wu Country Lord. He had spent three months comprehending the first law essence—was that not genius enough? Shouldn't he be rewarded?

"Are you willing to become my Personal Disciple?"

Just as Jin Yu was utterly perplexed, the Gan Wu Country Lord slowly asked with a complicated look in his eyes.

Now it was Jin Yu's turn to freeze.

Not only had he failed to receive a reward, he was suddenly being accepted as a disciple?

This was an outcome he had never imagined.

"This disciple greets Master." Jin Yu's knees were very honest. They moved before his stunned mind could react, and he dropped to his knees.

"Rise. From now on, you will be the second Personal Disciple under my command. You may also consider this my taking a disciple on behalf of a friend."

The Gan Wu Country Lord waved a hand, allowing Jin Yu to rise.

"Since you have entered my sect, I naturally cannot treat you unfairly. A Kun, grant Jin Yu access permissions." Seated upon the throne, the Gan Wu Country Lord spoke as a clean-cut, handsome man suddenly appeared.

This A Kun was the Gan Wu Country Lord's Intelligent Life.

"Babata, I'll leave it to you." Jin Yu finally had the chance to summon the trembling Babata.