Nine Sword Venerable's Surprise
Virtual Universe, Thunder Island.
Thunder Island is where members of the Virtual Universe Company at the Immortal level and above gather. The island is enormous and is shrouded in mist all day long, with electric snakes constantly appearing around it.
Thunder Island is filled with countless palaces, and in each palace resides an Immortal God belonging to the Virtual Universe Company.
In the center of Thunder Island stands an enormous mountain range, with numerous even more magnificent palaces located halfway up its slopes.
This place is inhabited by the true high-ranking members of the Virtual Universe Company, great beings at the Universe Venerable level.
At the top of this mountain range, there are several palaces that appear and disappear in the distance. This is the place belonging to the Universe Master, and some powerful Universe Overlord are qualified to live here.
At the entrance of an extremely magnificent palace halfway up the mountain, a figure suddenly appeared; it was Yang Wu, who had been teleported from Yuxiang Mountain.
As early as after becoming a disciple of the Nine Sword Venerable, Yang Wu obtained the qualification to be teleported into the Nine Sword Venerable's temple.
However, this is Yang Wu's first time here.
Looking at his surroundings and gazing down at the dense cluster of palaces at the foot of the mountain, Yang Wu secretly made up his mind. "It won't be long before I have my own temple here!"
"Your Highness Yang Wu, His Venerable has already given orders that you may enter upon your arrival!" The guards at the entrance of the main hall were not surprised to see Yang Wu appear.
Yang Wu smiled and nodded, then walked directly into the temple.
A moment later, Yang Wu appeared in the main hall of the temple.
The hall was extremely spacious, and at this moment two figures were talking. One of them was the Nine Sword Venerable, and the other was the first King Level Immortal under the Nine Sword Venerable, the King Longyu.
"Teacher!" Yang Wu stepped forward and respectfully bowed to the Nine Sword Venerable, who was seated in the main seat.
"Get up!" The Nine Sword Venerable gestured for Yang Wu to rise, and said with a smile, "Yang Wu, this is your first time in my palace. Did you encounter any doubts during your comprehension?"
"Teacher!" Yang Wu said respectfully, "This disciple has completely comprehended the second Drizzle Diagram of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, the Fine Rain Diagram, and has come to report to you!"
"What did you say?" Upon hearing Yang Wu's words, the Nine Sword Venerable couldn't help but stand up, asking in surprise, "You've already completely comprehended the 36 Space Essence on the Drizzle Diagram?"
Even King Longyu, who was standing to the side, showed a look of shock on his face.
It's not that they're making a fuss; it's just that the path to understanding the Law Essence is far too difficult.
Given Yang Wu's talent back then, if he had crossed the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge and then directly gone to comprehend the third diagram of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele.
Therefore, even if Yang Wu has now passed the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge, the Nine Sword Venerable would not be too surprised.
After all, while such geniuses are rare, there have been quite a few in history. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Seven Swords King of the Giant Axe Fighting Arena had already passed the eighth level of the Heavenly Bridge when they left Chaos City!
However, Yang Wu chose the path of analyzing the Law Essence. Although this path would have a great advantage in the later stages, it was extremely difficult in the early stages.
For others to pass the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge, they only need to fully comprehend the Second Diagram and then grasp some basic understanding of the third diagram.
The path of analyzing the Law Essence requires not only fully comprehending the Second Diagram 100%), but also completely understanding the 36 essential elements contained within it before proceeding to comprehend the Second Diagram. This approach slows down the process by more than ten times.
When the Nine Sword Venerable was instructing Yang Wu, he only hoped that Yang Wu could comprehend the 36 Space Essence before leaving Chaos City. This was not because the Nine Sword Venerable underestimated Yang Wu's talent, but simply because this path was too difficult.
But now, Yang Wu has only been in Chaos City for ten years, yet he has already comprehended the second Drizzle Diagram. How can this not be astonishing?
"Yes, teacher!" Yang Wu nodded respectfully.
"Demonstrate all 36 of these profound mysteries before me!" the Nine Sword Venerable said solemnly.
Even though the Nine Sword Venerable knew that Yang Wu wouldn't deceive him, he still couldn't help but test him, because Yang Wu's progress was simply too astonishing.
"Yes!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.
Over the years, when Yang Wu was trying to comprehend the Law Essence of space, he would often refer to the secret techniques of "Lieyan" and many other secret techniques in "Space-Time Essays".
Therefore, Yang Wu was able to easily find a secret method suitable for revealing the Law Essence.
Boom!
Yang Wu's internal Origin Force surged continuously, and then he began to unleash the moves from the <Lieyan> secret technique.
The <Lieyan> Secret Technique is a research-oriented technique. Although its power is not great, it perfectly aligns with the essence of the Origin Law of Space. Even in the Virtual Universe, every move Yang Wu makes when using the secret technique can cause fluctuations in the Law of Space.
In no time, Yang Wu had demonstrated all 36 essential aspects of the Law of Space to the Nine Sword Venerable and the other person.
"Good! Good!" Upon seeing this, the Nine Sword Venerable showed a rare smile.
"Teacher!" Yang Wu said respectfully.
"Yang Wu!" the Nine Sword Venerable exclaimed with delight, "I was just telling Long Yu to keep an eye on your cultivation progress after you arrive in Chaos City, but I never expected you to give me such a pleasant surprise!"
"In ten years, you've comprehended the Law Essence on the Second Diagram of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele. While such talent may not compare to the most monstrous geniuses in human history, in this era, you can be considered the Universe Level! Even the Seven Swords King, renowned throughout the universe at the Giant Axe Fighting Arena, probably couldn't compare to you in the Universe Level era!"
When Rong Jun was accepted as a disciple by the two Universe Country Lords, the Nine Sword Venerable, though unaware of the specific reasons, felt that he might have missed out on a genius.
But now, so what if Rong Jun has been taken as a disciple? Leaving aside whether Rong Jun possesses any talents he's unaware of, even if he does, can he possibly compare to Yang Wu now?
Just by taking Yang Wu as his disciple, the Nine Sword Venerable has already made a huge profit!
"Of course, Yang Wu, you can't be too arrogant!" The Nine Sword Venerable warned again, "You must know that a genius is a genius, and a strongman is a strongman! Although your talent is top-notch at the Universe Level now, there are still Domain Lord, World Lord, Immortal, and even Venerable like your master behind you! Whether you will become just another ordinary person or grow stronger and stronger remains to be seen!"
"Just like that King Mengsui of the Universe Mercenary Alliance, he was completely inconspicuous among countless geniuses when he was at the Universe Level and Domain Lord Levels, but he shone brightly when he reached the World Lord Level. Now that he has broken through to become Immortal, his reputation is even better than that of the Seven Swords King!"
When the Nine Sword Venerable mentioned the Seven Swords King and the King Mengsui, the King Longyu standing to the side also sighed inwardly.
These two are the two most recently risen geniuses in the Human Race. In less than 100,000 years, they have already possessed strength that is almost Invincible King Level. This strength is already somewhat stronger than that of the current King Longyu.
And now, Yang Wu clearly possesses this potential as well!
"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu said respectfully.
"Haha!" The Nine Sword Venerable laughed and said, "Yang Wu, you've come here this time probably for the third diagram of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, haven't you!"
"Teacher, you are wise!" Yang Wu said, bowing his head.
He had already used up all his attempts to comprehend the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, so relying solely on <Space-Time Essays> to comprehend the third image would indeed be somewhat slower.
As for secret techniques like <Lieyan>, they are used to analyze the Law Essence. Yang Wu hasn't even comprehended the third diagram yet, so he can't possibly study the last 72 most profound essences of the Law of Space.
"Watch closely!"
As soon as the Nine Sword Venerable finished speaking, nine flying swords flew out from behind him, outlining a Rainstorm Diagram in mid-air.
At a glance, Yang Wu realized that this Rainstorm Diagram was exactly the same as the one on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele Rainstorm Diagram. Of course, it was still somewhat inferior in terms of artistic conception.
Even Peak King Level expert couldn't achieve such a feat. Only Space Venerable has fully comprehended the Law of Space could so effortlessly sketch out the Rainstorm Diagram.
With a thought, the Nine Sword Venerable vanished, and then he said with a smile, "Yang Wu, this is the third Rainstorm Diagram on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele!"
"The Rainstorm Diagram contains 72 of the most profound mysteries of the Law of Space. Comprehending these mysteries is still too early for you! Once you've fully comprehended the Rainstorm Diagram and successfully passed the ninth level of the Heavenly Bridge, I will then demonstrate the Rainstorm Diagram to you!"
"Yes, teacher!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.
"You may leave!" the Nine Sword Venerable ordered.
"This disciple takes his leave!" Yang Wu said respectfully. He had achieved his purpose in coming here, and naturally he needed to return as soon as possible to comprehend the <Rainstorm Diagram>.
Brush!
Yang Wu's consciousness returned directly to reality.
After Yang Wu left, King Longyu said with a smile, "Your subordinate congratulates Your Venerable! Yang Wu's progress is so astonishing. I'm afraid it won't be long before Your Venerable has a powerful Immortal under your command!"
"Haha!" Nine Sword Venerable laughed and said, "I never expected that just by presiding over a Genius Battle, I would receive such an outstanding disciple!"
Nine Sword Venerable still has dozens of King Rank experts under his command, but these experts are the result of his countless years of accumulation, and most of them were assigned to his command by the King Rank Virtual Universe Company!
As for the Nine Sword Venerable's true disciples and confidants, there weren't many.
"Long Yu!" the Nine Sword Venerable instructed again, "When you go to Chaos City this time, you must carefully observe and see if there are any promising talents among this group of geniuses!"
"Yes, Your Venerable!" King Longyu replied respectfully.
Even before Yang Wu arrived, the Nine Sword Venerable had already instructed the King Longyu to go to the Initial Universe to observe the newcomers he had sent there.
Unexpectedly, Yang Wu's incident occurred, which made the Nine Sword Venerable pay more attention to this group of geniuses.
Heavenly Bridge problem in Bolan, the following are merely personal opinions.
In the original story, Bolan initially crossed the second level of the Heavenly Bridge because the Law of Time only had a second level.
He then passed through the third and fourth levels of the Heavenly Bridge, also because his Law of Time had reached the corresponding standard.
As for the fifth and sixth levels, he forced his way through them entirely by relying on the Law of Space in order to suppress Luo Feng.
You can see this point in the beginning of Chapter 40, Part 9 of the original text. There's also a reader's comment there, which I personally think is very accurate.
As for strengthening Bolan, I really hadn't thought about it. In the end, he probably wouldn't be able to cross the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge in Chaos City, after all, that's a huge span.
As for Luo Feng's progress, it's because he retained his 10,000 points, which will be mentioned in the next few chapters.
Qian Shui's progress is definitely due to the protagonist's guidance.
Regarding the cheat system, thanks to the many readers for their reminders. I will try to incorporate the increased comprehension and simulation time settings more naturally in the next simulation. (ps: I really didn't think of this before...)
Reaching 500,000 words for the first time has truly been a rewarding experience. I hope everyone will still be here when I reach a million words!