Mountain Lord Yangu

A remote territory of the universe.

The Miaohe Secret Realm had a maximum diameter of 600,000 light-years. In terms of size, it could only be considered a medium-sized Cosmic Secret Realm, but it was highly dangerous. Even ordinary Universe Venerables would not rashly enter it.

At the heart of the Miaohe Secret Realm stood an outrageously enormous planet—Yangu Star.

Only within a Cosmic Secret Realm could such a planet exist. Its diameter reached roughly 77 million kilometers.

The danger of the Miaohe Secret Realm mainly came from this planet, because Yangu Star was home to a great existence revered by the billions of clans in the universe—Mountain Lord Yangu!

Mountain Lord Yangu was one of the most powerful Universe Venerables, a Top Universe Overlord! He had originally been a Yan Tie Mountain Range on Yangu Star. During the early days of the universe's birth, he gained intelligence and became a Special Life of the Mountain Giant lineage.

Among the many Special Lives, Mountain Lord Yangu stood at the very highest level of power. Not only had his Life Gene Level reached 9,000 times, but his body was nearly a million kilometers in size. His body, transformed from the Yan Tie Mountain Range, naturally possessed defensive power exceeding that of High-level Supreme Treasure armor.

Therefore, although Mountain Lord Yangu had not become a Universe Master, his enormous Divine Body and extraordinary defense made him one of the most untouchable existences beneath Universe Masters.

Mountain Lord Yangu originally belonged to no faction, but after becoming a Top Universe Overlord, he suddenly announced one day that he was joining the Hong Alliance led by the Human Race... This caused a sensation among the many factions that had tried to recruit him. His personal strength was formidable, his Divine Body enormous, and his defense exceptionally powerful. Killing him was simply far too difficult; even a Universe Master would struggle to succeed. Thus, the other factions ultimately acquiesced to Mountain Lord Yangu becoming a member of the Hong Alliance.

At this moment, on Yangu Star, a towering palace tens of thousands of kilometers tall stood majestically. Giant mountain ranges engulfed in flames were carved into its lofty outer walls.

On the Plaza outside the palace, many Universe level and Domain Lord level juvenile Special Lives frolicked and played. Yet even as they played, they instinctively kept their distance from the palace.

Before the palace gates stood two rows of Immortal God guards clad in golden armor.

As these Immortal God guards stood ramrod straight with solemn expressions, they also strained to listen to the voice of preaching coming from within the hall.

Yangu Sacred Hall, Main Hall

Inside the grand hall, which spanned more than several thousand kilometers, several hundred Special Lives of various forms sat cross-legged upon meditation cushions.

These Special Lives had all been born in the Miaohe Secret Realm and were protected by Mountain Lord Yangu.

On the Thrones at the front of the hall, a dazzling figure looked down upon them. His scarlet eyes resembled volcanoes that could erupt at any moment. He wore blue battle armor, and an incomparably noble aura naturally radiated from his body.

Mysterious words flowed from the figure above the Thrones. Every sentence explained the Origin Laws being taught with perfect clarity.

The Special Lives seated below listened in rapt fascination!

"Hm?"

"This sermon ends here. You may all leave for now!" Mountain Lord Yangu said calmly.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Although the several hundred Special Lives were surprised that it had ended so soon, they immediately bowed respectfully.

Mountain Lord Yangu nodded slightly, then vanished from the Thrones.

Virtual Universe.

Within a sea entirely formed of magma, a vast palace complex stood upon a floating island at the center of the ocean.

King Yuchi stood before the gates of the Main Hall in the palace complex, quietly waiting.

"Get in here, you brat!" A somewhat deep roar came from inside the hall.

Hearing the familiar voice from within, a trace of a smile appeared on King Yuchi's face as he stepped into the hall.

"What, you brat still remembers to visit your Teacher? How long have you been in the Human Race's Outer Domain Battlefield? More than a Million Epochs, right? In all that time, how many times have you come to see me?"

The moment King Yuchi entered the hall, before he had even steadied himself, a string of reprimands came from above.

Looking up, he saw Mountain Lord Yangu's enormous body seated upon the Thrones at the front of the hall.

"Teacher, haven't I come to see you now?" King Yuchi said with a grin.

"I just hadn't managed to break through and am still at King Peak. I felt I was disgracing the reputation of a Top Universe Overlord like you, so I was too embarrassed to disturb you!"

"And now you have the nerve to come see me?" Hearing Yu Chi's excuse, Mountain Lord Yangu became even more furious.

"Teacher, your disciple has indeed come to ask something of you this time!" King Yuchi's expression changed as he solemnly bowed to Mountain Lord Yangu.

Seeing Yu Chi's solemn bow, Mountain Lord Yangu recalled the scene of Yu Chi becoming his disciple. It was no different from how he looked now.

Back then, in order to break through to become a Universe Master as quickly as possible, he had assumed a mortal form and wandered the universe.

It was not until he encountered Yu Chi, who had still been a Sector Lord, in a secret realm of the Human Race that he had taken this little fellow as his disciple through a twist of fate.

Several Million Epochs had passed in the blink of an eye. Yu Chi, once a little fellow at the World Lord level, had now been a King-level Immortal for a long time.

"What is it? Speak." Seeing his disciple's solemn manner, Mountain Lord Yangu did not continue reprimanding him.

"Teacher, while in the Outer Domain Battlefield, I accepted a little fellow at the Universe level as my disciple."

"This disciple was not born into a major Human Race faction, so he has never received systematic training. Therefore, I wish to send him into the Miaohe Secret Realm to study on Miaohe Mountain for a hundred years!" King Yuchi said with a smile as he looked at Mountain Lord Yangu.

"Why not arrange for him to enter the Giant Axe Fighting Arena? You are a member of the Giant Axe Fighting Arena yourself. I believe you have a way to send him into its core level!" Mountain Lord Yangu asked, puzzled.

Although he had great confidence in Miaohe Mountain, which he had established, and believed its Cultivation Guidance was no weaker than the 52 Chaos Tablets in the Human Race's Chaos City, Yu Chi's disciple was still a member of the Human Race. He ought to receive the Human Race's training. With the help of his own lineage afterward, this grand-disciple could go even farther in the future.

"Teacher, I originally intended to arrange for him to enter the Giant Axe Fighting Arena. But recently, I found my own path and will soon enter a long period of closed-door cultivation. If I arrange for him to enter the Giant Axe Fighting Arena now, on the one hand, I will not be able to teach him at all times. On the other hand, I have enemies in the Giant Axe Fighting Arena. Below the World Lord level, it would be far too easy for others to make a move against him in secret."

"You found your path? When will you break through?" Mountain Lord Yangu asked excitedly.

Mountain Lord Yangu had accepted twenty-three disciples in his life, twenty-two of whom were Special Lives. For various reasons, only seven remained alive now. The other six had all become Universe Venerables, and the strongest among them had even become a Top Universe Overlord. Only Yu Chi, his youngest disciple, remained at the Immortal stage, and he doted on him the most.

After spending several Million Epochs together, Mountain Lord Yangu had long regarded Yu Chi as his own child. Now that he heard Yu Chi was about to break through to become a Universe Venerable, he was naturally excited.

"Yes, I have already seen the path, but I still need some time before breaking through!" King Yuchi said, his face full of smiles.

As Mountain Lord Yangu's disciple, King Yuchi possessed several Heavy Treasures. He had simply never used them, which led the other King-level Immortals to believe he was merely at King Peak. If he unleashed his full strength, even King Huilei, who had broken through to King-level Invincible, could not threaten his life.

"Hahaha! Good! After some time, bring your newly accepted disciple directly to Miaohe Mountain! I will take the time to teach him for a while!" Mountain Lord Yangu burst into thunderous laughter.

"Alright, Teacher!" Hearing that Mountain Lord Yangu would personally teach Li Ze, King Yuchi hurriedly agreed.

"By the way, undergo your closed-door cultivation for this breakthrough directly here in my Miaohe Secret Realm! Whatever you need, I can provide it directly. Once you break through, I will give you the Supreme Treasure I have long prepared for you!" Mountain Lord Yangu said with a smile.

"Thank you, Teacher!" King Yuchi clearly understood Mountain Lord Yangu's way of teaching disciples and immediately bowed.

Afterward, Mountain Lord Yangu and King Yuchi spoke of many more things before King Yuchi finally left the Virtual Universe and returned to reality.

Time passed. In the blink of an eye, three years had gone by since the Sacred Mountain on Yulan Continent opened.

At the core of the milky-white Sacred Mountain peak, within a hall built from jade-like milky-white stone.

Li Ze's body lay quietly at the center of a pool in the middle of the hall. A translucent blue-green liquid submerged his body as strands of blue-green energy were rapidly absorbed into him.

The surface of the pool rippled under the force of his powerful absorption.

The blue-green crystal floating above the pool was now less than half its original size.

"That's enough!" Li Ze, lying within it, suddenly opened his eyes.

The instant Li Ze opened his eyes, the blue-green crystal floating in the air silently vanished, as though it had never existed.

Li Ze flew out of the pool filled with blue-green translucent liquid. His Original Force trembled, and the remaining liquid on his body dispersed.

"Buzz!"

With a thought, the Slo Armor and another set of Dark Red Battle Armor appeared on his body.

Then Li Ze descended and sat cross-legged beside the pool.

At this moment, Li Ze's aura had changed greatly compared to before the Sacred Mountain opened. Not only did the auras of fire and space shine around him, but the auras of wind, light, and time also flickered within.

"I never expected that in just three years, not only would I make enormous progress in fire and space, but I would also successfully cross the threshold in the three Origin Laws of wind, light, and time." Li Ze's face overflowed with joy.

During these three years of the Sacred Mountain Baptism, Li Ze's comprehension of the Origin Laws had advanced by leaps and bounds.

Of the thirty-six fundamental mysteries of the Fire Origin Law, he had analyzed and comprehended twenty-nine. Of the one hundred and eight fundamental mysteries of the Law of Space Origin, he had analyzed and comprehended eleven.

He had also successfully crossed the threshold into the three Origin Laws of wind, light, and time, which he had never comprehended before, with the aid of this Sacred Mountain Baptism.

"It is a pity that although the fluctuations of the other laws were equally intense, I still could not enter the threshold!" Li Ze secretly shook his head.

"However, my greatest gain this time was not my comprehension of these laws, but the transformation of my soul!" Feeling the soul within his Origin Core radiating light, a sense of completeness welled up in Li Ze's heart.

To be continued

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