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The Silver Battle Sword-shaped spacecraft looked incomparably ancient on the outside, yet its interior was exquisitely arranged.

Fragrant wine and rare spirit fruits were laid out before them, while a row of beautiful maidservants waited respectfully to one side.

Lu Ming sat facing the blue-armored war general.

The blue-armored man smiled and said, "First, let me introduce myself, Your Highness. I am Leili, an Immortal Military Lord from the core ranks of the Virtual Universe Company. This time, I will be responsible for escorting Your Highness to the company headquarters."

So he really is an Immortal! Lu Ming thought to himself.

He had already suspected as much when he first saw the man. Still, it was only natural for a Primal Secret Realm member to receive such treatment.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Leili," Lu Ming said with a slight nod.

"There is no need for such courtesy, Your Highness." Leili smiled. "It is simply my duty."

"However, Your Highness has yet to visit the virtual headquarters of our Virtual Universe Company. Why don't you enter the Virtual Universe with me and take a look first?"

Lu Ming's heart immediately stirred.

He had long been looking forward to the wonders of the Virtual Universe Headquarters. At last, he had the chance to visit it.

The spacecraft's speed continued to rise within the Dark Universe, eventually advancing steadily at a constant speed of twenty times Light Speed.

The auxiliary intelligence, Alice, had automatically gained a new function. Once he entered the Virtual Universe, he could directly teleport to a special plane within it.

The Virtual Headquarters Plane.

It was a floating mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, larger than an ordinary planet in reality. Lu Ming suddenly appeared on one of its streets.

Leili soon appeared before him. "Your Highness!"

"This mountain floating amid the clouds is called Rain Aspect Mountain. Its diameter is roughly 89,000 kilometers."

Leili led him around Rain Aspect Mountain.

Lu Ming nodded. Rain Aspect Mountain truly was enormous. After all, Earth's diameter was only a little over ten thousand kilometers.

"The entire Rain Aspect Mountain is divided into five zones," Leili said with a smile. "They are the Primal Zone, Taichu Zone, Heavenly Zone, Doomsday Zone, and Public Zone. The five zones are roughly equal in area."

"The Primal Zone has no more than 120 residents."

"The Taichu Zone has around a thousand people."

"The Heavenly Zone has around ten thousand people."

"And the Doomsday Zone has over ten million people!" Leili explained one by one. "As for the Public Zone, it contains commerce, entertainment, and so on. People from all four zones can enter the Public Zone, but members of each zone cannot enter the other zones."

The five zones were similar in size, yet the Doomsday Zone had over ten million people, while the Primal Zone had fewer than 120.

That was the status of the Primal Secret Realm.

The Doomsday Zone residents lived in apartment blocks, the Heavenly Zone residents lived in villas, and the Taichu Zone residents lived in manor estates. As for the Primal Zone... every member had a lavish manor spanning over a thousand kilometers in diameter. The manor contained all kinds of cultivation facilities, with Immortal powerhouse instructors stationed there long-term, large numbers of servants attending to them, and many sparring partners available at any time.

It was called a manor, but in truth, it was more like a private kingdom.

"Beep!"

A faint halo flashed over Leili's body, and he could no longer proceed. "Your Highness, I can only escort you this far. Follow this road ahead, and you will reach the Primal Zone. Once you enter, an administrator will guide you."

"Thank you, Mr. Leili," Lu Ming said.

Walking along the beautiful, tranquil bluestone path, Lu Ming soon saw a grand and magnificent main gate, carved entirely from ancient gray stone and truly awe-inspiring.

"Your Highness Lu Ming." An old man with snow-white hair and beard, dressed in white robes, seemed to make the surrounding space brighter and warmer, like a sun. "I am Aitor, the administrator in charge of miscellaneous affairs in the Primal Zone. Welcome to the Primal Zone and to becoming a member of the Primal Secret Realm."

"Thank you." Lu Ming nodded slightly.

"Please follow me, Your Highness Lu Ming." The white-robed elder's snowy beard and hair drifted in the wind.

Lu Ming followed Aitor as they flew onward. Along the way, he occasionally sensed powerful Law fluctuations coming from somewhere below.

"Your Highness Lu Ming, there is no need to be surprised." Aitor smiled. "Every Your Highness of the Primal Secret Realm is assigned a guard army!"

"Each guard army is personally led by an Immortal Military Lord. Moreover, every Your Highness of the Primal Secret Realm may freely choose one Immortal God instructor to reside permanently within their manor."

"Therefore, Law fluctuations from Immortal Gods often appear in the Primal Zone."

Lu Ming merely listened and nodded slightly.

"There are a total of 113 manors in the entire Primal Zone." Aitor pointed toward the endless stretch of manors below. "There are 100 World Lord level Your Highnesses, 10 Domain Lord level Your Highnesses, and 3 Universe level Your Highnesses. With the addition of Your Highness Lu Ming and Your Highness Liya, there are temporarily 5 Universe level Your Highnesses."

The two flew through the air.

"Your Highness Lu Ming, your manor is Number 114." Aitor pointed toward the vast estate.

Lu Ming looked into the distance.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two landed at the manor's main entrance. Before the gates of the towering manor stood formation after formation, at least tens of thousands of people at a glance. At the very front of the formations stood a young man in black armor with purple curls. He had a gentle bearing and a pair of rather rare purple eyes.

"Your Highness!" The purple-haired man bowed slightly.

"Greetings, Your Highness!" The many powerful warriors behind him all respectfully dropped to one knee.

The tens of thousands of servants all knelt as well, incomparably humble and respectful.

"Your Highness Lu Ming, this is the commander of your guard army—Kane Bolett." Aitor pointed at the purple-haired man.

"Your Highness may simply call me Kane." The man in golden armor had a clear, pure voice.

"Mr. Kane, I'll have to trouble you from now on," Lu Ming said.

"This is my duty." Kane bowed slightly.

"Your Highness Lu Ming, Kane is the commander of your guard army and also the steward of this manor. He will explain the rest to you, so I shall take my leave first." Aitor smiled.

"Thank you, Mr. Aitor." Lu Ming expressed his gratitude.

Then the elder transformed into a ray of light and departed in an instant.

"Your Highness, please follow me." Kane led the way and began showing Lu Ming around the manor, familiarizing him with the surroundings.

After becoming familiar with the environment, Lu Ming entered the villa where he would rest within the manor.

Just as he was preparing to see how dazzling the Virtual Universe Company's treasury was, a notification informed him that he had received a new email.

"Lu Ming:

Congratulations on becoming an official member of the Primal Secret Realm. You have now received a free gift of 100,000 points. You may use these 100,000 points to purchase any item from the treasury list, provided you have enough points.

We recommend that you purchase secret techniques you need. The three years of travel are best spent cultivating secret techniques.

Also!

A reminder that there is no need to waste time cultivating genetic energy or spiritual force.

From Stellar level Rank 1 to Rank 9, it is a matter of accumulation in quantity. From Stellar level Rank 9 to Universe level Rank 1, however, is a leap in Life genes.

Universe level Rank 1 to Rank 9, Domain Lord Rank 1 to Rank 9, and World Lord Rank 1 to Rank 9 are all matters of accumulation in quantity!

The company can spend incomparably precious resources to freely improve and strengthen the bodies of every core member, increasing their genetic energy and spiritual force. In a short time, they can rise from Rank 1 to Rank 9 and bring their bodies to a saturated state.

As for the 'leap in Life genes,' the breakthrough in quality, every core member must strive to achieve it themselves.

The company will not allow core members to waste time accumulating energy. All core members should save their time to increase their combat strength, comprehend Origin Laws, and study secret techniques!

Virtual Universe Company"

Lu Ming's body possessed genes ten times stronger than an ordinary person's, so the energy needed for advancement and breakthroughs naturally far exceeded that of others.

With the Virtual Universe Company freely providing resources to strengthen his body, it truly could save him a great deal of cultivation time.

On the third floor of a villa within the manor.

Sitting on a sofa in a spacious living room, Lu Ming began examining the treasury of the Primal Secret Realm.

The treasury contained an astonishing variety of items, divided into eight major categories: Secret Techniques, Weapons, Rare Treasures, Technological Weapons, Materials, Tools, Biologicals, and Other Special Categories.

Beneath each major category floated many subcategories. For example, Biologicals included Plant Lifeforms, Metal Lifeforms, Tamed Beasts, and so on, while Secret Techniques were also divided into different schools...

Lu Ming's goal was clear. "Alice, search for genetic material from special Universe level lifeforms."

"Yes, Master!" Alice's excited voice rang out.

Immediately, countless densely packed lines of text and images appeared on the screen.

"Flesh-and-blood lifeforms: Iceberg Giant Beast, Flame Star Giant Beast, Time-Space Nightmare Beast..."

"Energy Lifeforms: Demon Killer Race, Illusionary Light Race, Ice Prism Warrior..."

"Metal lifeforms: Azure Iron Beast, Mithril Demon Race, Vajra Beast..."

The Virtual Universe Company's treasury truly encompassed everything imaginable. Lu Ming was dazzled by the sheer variety.

However, before he could examine them carefully, a yellow notification suddenly popped up on the screen—

"Notice: If you wish to select suitable special lifeform genetic material as material for nurturing a clone, after entering the company headquarters and completing the verification procedure, you may raise your viewing permissions for this category in the treasury and directly apply for a certain free quota..."