Rapidly Improving Law Attainment

Virtual Universe, Qianwu Secret Realm.

This was a vast island—more precisely, a continent.

At the very heart of the island stood a divine mountain a million kilometers tall. A majestic, sprawling palace complex rested upon its summit.

A ray of divine radiance shot from the palace straight into the heavens, transforming into a sun that illuminated this world.

"The entire secret realm has 3,515 Star-Level members, 1,314 Cosmic-Level members, 491 Domain Lord-Level members, and 45 World Lord-Level members. Their statuses are equal, but lower-realm students must address higher-realm students as senior brothers."

Of the Star-Level students who had crossed the Law Threshold, there were only a little over five hundred.

As Zhen Li introduced Shen Mu to the Qianwu Secret Realm's members, he also explained the various buildings within the secret realm.

"Do you see that divine mountain at the heart of the secret realm? At its summit stands the great Country Lord's divine palace."

Zhen Li first introduced Shen Mu to the secret realm's core divine mountain, then pointed toward the magnificent divine city surrounding its base.

Though it was called a city, it was more accurately an unparalleled divine city formed by tens of thousands of interconnected, sprawling divine palaces.

"That is Qianwu Divine City. The master of every palace within it is an Undying powerhouse of our Qianwu Universe Country."

The entire Qianwu Universe Country ruled over more than ten thousand Undying Gods. Among them were three hundred kings and marquises, nearly all of them Marquis-Level super Undyings.

"Without a summons, you must never enter the divine city, much less ascend the divine mountain. You must remember that," Zhen Li cautioned Shen Mu.

Shen Mu nodded solemnly. "Thank you for telling me, Senior Brother."

"Apart from those two places, you may roam freely throughout the secret realm. Of course, you cannot casually enter others' residences."

"All secret realm members may choose an area with a diameter of one thousand kilometers as their territory and build a residence there. Without your invitation, no one may enter."

A moment later, Zhen Li brought Shen Mu to the top of a towering building.

"This is the Lecture Building. Eight Undying teachers are stationed here, each explaining the mysteries of one of the eight Low-Level Laws."

As he spoke, Zhen Li gave Shen Mu a detailed explanation of the rules for the Public Lectures.

These eight Undying Gods gave only one lecture each day, but the depth varied.

For example, on the first day, they taught introductory Law comprehension, which anyone could attend. The Public Lecture the following day would cover more profound Law comprehension, and only Cosmic-Level members could attend.

And so on, in a cycle of four days.

"Senior Brother Zhen Li, if the Star-Level Public Lectures are basically useless to me, can I attend the Cosmic-Level Public Lectures?"

Faced with Shen Mu's question, Zhen Li smiled. "That is exactly what I was about to explain. If you feel the Star-Level Public Lectures offer you little help, you can apply to the corresponding teacher. As long as you gain the Undying teacher's approval, that will be enough."

Shen Mu nodded slightly, then asked, "Senior Brother, are there any Public Lectures that explain High-Level Laws?"

"Yes, one every thirty days. However, the lecturer is not fixed, nor are the content or depth of the lecture. After all, those capable of explaining High-Level Laws are powerful Marquis-Level Undyings. They cannot possibly devote themselves to teaching others."

After saying that, Zhen Li continued, "Those are roughly all the matters requiring attention in the virtual space. I will send you a handbook later, and you can read it yourself."

"Besides that, the Star-Level youngsters have a ranking battle once every ten years. Your ranking in the battle determines how long you can enter the Inheritance Hall to comprehend."

Hearing this, Shen Mu hurriedly asked, "Senior Brother, this Inheritance Hall is...?"

Zhen Li explained, "The Inheritance Hall is in the Virtual Universe of the real world. You cannot enter it yet."

Then Zhen Li gave him a detailed explanation of the Inheritance Hall.

The Inheritance Hall was the most central place in the Qianwu Secret Realm. It was divided into the Law Hall and the Secret Technique Hall.

The Law Hall had eight halls, corresponding to the eight great Low-Level Laws. Each hall contained one hundred secluded cultivation chambers made from precious materials. Comprehending Laws within them was several times more efficient than in the outside world.

Then there was the Secret Technique Hall. It contained a total of 318 inheritance halls, holding the secret technique inheritances left behind by the Country Lord's 18 divine generals, 32 kings, and 268 marquises.

"The next Star-Level ranking battle will be a little over a year from now. You can participate just in time. After all, within the secret realm, if you want better resources and instruction, you must fight and seize them for yourself."

After explaining this, Zhen Li continued, "First choose a plot of land and establish your own residence. Then you will be able to log directly into the Qianwu Secret Realm in the future. After that, I will take you to meet the teacher who manages the secret realm."

The entire Qianwu Secret Realm was exceedingly vast. Shen Mu casually selected a plot of land as his territory, then directly uploaded the data for a manor building to generate his residence.

"Come. Next, I'll take you to meet Senior Te Chen. Senior Te Chen is the administrator of the Qianwu Secret Realm and also an Undying God. If you encounter any problems in daily life, you can seek out Senior Te Chen."

"Remember, you must be respectful when you meet Senior Te Chen. Do not show the slightest offense. This senior is the oldest among the Country Lord's followers."

Te Chen was a benevolent old man dressed in white robes. Though he resembled a human, it was said that he was not a lifeform of the Human Race.

Only after paying his respects to Te Chen did Shen Mu officially join the Qianwu Secret Realm. All that remained was to depart half a year later for the Qianwu Secret Realm in the real world and receive its core training.

Earth, Kyoto Base City.

When Shen Mu logged out of the Virtual Universe network, the setting sun at the horizon was on the verge of falling, and magnificent fiery clouds dyed half the sky red.

"It's finally over."

After Shen Mu finished paying his respects to Te Chen, he had just planned to take a look around the Qianwu Secret Realm when more than a dozen young Star-Level geniuses came to visit. They were all neighbors near Shen Mu's residence.

They were all Star-Level students who had comprehended Source Laws, so they could be considered somewhat talented. Shen Mu followed the group around the Qianwu Secret Realm for a while.

"The next Star-Level Public Lecture is in two days."

"I'll go then and see what level the Star-Level Public Lectures are taught at."

Over the next two days, Shen Mu comprehended the mysteries of Laws on his own. Occasionally, he exchanged insights with several Star-Level geniuses he had met, but it was basically of no use to Shen Mu.

Early on the morning of the third day, Shen Mu logged into the Virtual Universe and headed straight for the lecture building.

On the second floor of the lecture building was a vast hall, ten kilometers long and five kilometers wide.

A thousand seats were scattered haphazardly at the back of the hall. Even if every member of the Qianwu Secret Realm from every realm came to attend, there would still be enough room.

"Shen Mu, over here!"

A young man waved at Shen Mu. He was a friend Shen Mu had made over the past two days, also a genius who had crossed the Water Source Law Threshold.

"Patro, I didn't expect you to arrive so early."

Shen Mu answered and sat down beside Patro.

About ten minutes later, more than four hundred people gradually took their seats. The vast majority were Star-Level, with only a small number at the Cosmic-Level.

After chatting with Patro for a while, an immense pressure suddenly descended upon the hall.

At once, the more than four hundred Star-Level and Cosmic-Level youths in the hall rose to their feet and bowed.

"Greetings, Teacher."

This Undying teacher was a man nearly fifty meters tall, his entire body covered in icy scales, with three eyes. Standing there, he seemed like a boundless ocean, his aura weighing down upon the hearts of every student.

"Sit. Today, I'll explain the entry-level ice and snow transformations of the Water Source Law."

"The transformations of ice and snow may appear to be changes in form, but in truth, they are changes in temperature, changes of extreme cold..."

Whoosh!

As the Undying lectured, an icy wind swept out from around him, spreading throughout the entire hall.

Explaining Laws was not merely explanation; it also involved demonstrating the mysteries of the Laws to the students.

After the lecture ended, Shen Mu took a deep breath. After bidding Patro farewell, he left the Virtual Universe.

Shen Mu realized that his understanding had been wrong. The Water Source Law encompassed far too many transformations: ice and snow, flow, tides, and countless other directions.

Shen Mu himself specialized in the direction of tidal transformations.

In this particular transformation, Shen Mu had developed his own understanding. At the very least, among Star-Level geniuses of the same realm—and even Cosmic-Level geniuses—his comprehension could be considered exceptionally profound.

"A single leaf before my eyes hides Mount Tai. My understanding of water is still far too lacking."

For the next two full months, Shen Mu went to the Virtual Universe every few days to attend Public Lectures. Occasionally, an Undying teacher would even select him during class and ask him questions.

In merely those two months, Shen Mu felt that the progress in his Law Attainment rivaled half a year of blindly working behind closed doors. His comprehension of the Water Source Law became increasingly solid and comprehensive.

On January 16th, 2061, another Public Lecture came to an end.

Shen Mu exchanged a few words with several students he was familiar with, then prepared to leave the Virtual Universe as usual.

"Shen Mu, come find me on the ninth floor of the lecture building."

A voice transmission suddenly rang beside Shen Mu's ear. He was already very familiar with that voice. It belonged to Teacher Han Tian, the Undying God who specialized in explaining the Water Source Law.