One Hundred Years of Secluded Cultivation
Nearly 100 years have passed in the blink of an eye (Initial Universe time, the Original Universe was nearly 330 years).
In Chaos City, within a majestic and ancient mansion, hundreds of cultivators sat cross-legged on the ground, listening to a lecture given by a bald old man whose body emanated strange fluctuations of time. The principles of the Law of Time became incredibly clear under his explanation, even resolving many of Lu Yan'an's questions on his cultivation path.
"I see."
"Wonderful! The Time Law can actually be explained from this perspective!"
Lu Yan'an sat cross-legged in the crowd, listening intently. A look of joy appeared on his face as some of his doubts were suddenly cleared up. The bald old man giving the lecture was a powerful figure Lu Yan'an had frequently attended lectures in Chaos City for nearly 100 years—the "Ji Zhou Wang." He was quite famous in Chaos City, an absolutely invincible existence among the King Level Immortals, and in terms of strength... he was extremely close to an ordinary Universe Venerable.
The lectures of Invincible King, immortal grandmasters like the Ji Zhou Wang always attract large audiences. This is a tradition of Chaos City, laying a solid foundation for cultivating the next generation of Human Race in the universe!
Of course. Ji Zhou Wang belongs to the Virtual Universe Company camp and is proficient in the Time Law of Light, so his lectures are very much to Lu Yan'an's liking, and he naturally often comes to listen to his lectures.
That's all for today.
The bald old man, whose body radiated an aura of time fluctuations, smiled and then got up and walked outside.
"Thank you, Teacher Xie!"
The thousands of cultivators listening to the lecture below were mostly Immortal God, and the rest were all geniuses. They all bowed respectfully and expressed their gratitude.
After all, these powerful figures were giving lectures for free, so he was naturally grateful to be able to attend. More importantly, these Invincible King held a high position in Chaos City, and if he could be taken in as a disciple by them, his future would naturally be bright!
As expected, after Ji Zhou Wang smiled and refused several geniuses who came to ask him to become his disciples, he quickly left with his personal disciples, and the hundreds of cultivators who were originally in the square also began to leave in twos and threes.
"Hey, Carl, isn't that Lu Yan'an? You really can't tell from his aura that he's the genius your Virtual Universe Company is known for. He should be the Domain Lord of your Original Secret Realm now, right?" Two men were talking in the distance.
One of the men had a frivolous air and a lean build, and was smiling in Lu Yan'an's direction. The other man had a colder aura and was wearing black battle armor.
"Yes, he is indeed the Original Secret Realm Domain Lord. Currently, my Virtual Universe Company has a total of four Original Secret Realm Domain Lord members," the cold-faced man said indifferently. "He entered directly from the Original Secret Realm, which is completely different from us who climbed up step by step from the Primordial Secret Realm. I'm not familiar with him either!"
"That's such a pity," the frivolous man said with a shake of his head and a smile. "We could have gotten to know each other!"
"Know him?" The cold-faced man curled his lip and said, "You, Aosaide, do you really care about this Lu Yan'an? He's probably no match for you, the current number one genius among the God Beginning Secret Realm Domain Lord of the Giant Axe Dojo!"
"He's a rare genius, isn't he?" the flippant man said.
"Hmph... just a fraud. If it weren't for the fact that my Original Secret Realm doesn't require qualifying Qualification Battle, he would probably have been eliminated and sent to the Primordial Secret Realm long ago. You should know that the lowest level genius among the Domain Lord of my Original Secret Realm has passed the 10th level of the Tongtian Bridge. How dare someone who just passed the 9th level call himself the most monstrous talent?" The cold-faced man said indifferently, "This Lu Yan'an is nothing but a clown!"
"Oh, it seems you're not too fond of him after all!"
"Nonsense! A newcomer who doesn't know the meaning of being low-key. So what if he's lucky enough to be accepted as a disciple by the City Lord? He's just fortunate enough to avoid the Qualification Battle! Just you wait, once my Original Secret Realm opens the Secret Realm Qualification Battle, this guy will face reality!"
Are you really that sure?
"Among the three elders of my Domain Lord- level Original Secret Realm, although only one of them has passed the eleventh level of the Tongtian Bridge, those guys are all incredibly cunning. Even if they possess the strength to pass the eleventh level, they would deliberately conceal it. They're all plotting something! With Lu Yan'an's pitiful tenth-level strength on the Tongtian Bridge, even if he hides it, how could he possibly compare to us!"
The two talked as if no one else was around.
Lu Yan'an, who was walking away with the crowd in the distance, twitched his ears and clearly heard the conversation. It was obvious that "Carl" and "Aosaide" had no intention of hiding it at all.
"Those two idiots! They don't know that I've never considered them as rivals," Lu Yan'an.
Carl, one of the three elders at the Original Secret Realm Domain Lord level, is also quite powerful. Judging from the combat strength he has displayed on the Tongtian Bridge so far, he is already at the level of the 11th level of the Tongtian Bridge. Moreover, judging from his current words, this level of 11 is just a smokescreen he has put out.
Actually, over the years...
Lu Yan'an also discovered that the three elders of the Primordial Secret Realm at the Domain Lord level were somewhat resistant to him, mainly because his rise was too rapid! This led many bigwigs in the Virtual Universe Company to believe that Lu Yan'an was a peerless genius who appeared only once every tens of thousands of epochs, and that Lu Yan'an would definitely occupy a "Primordial Secret Realm Lord level spot" in the future.
Judging from the current trend, the slots for Primordial Secret Realm Lords are almost full. Once these four Domain Lords successfully break through to Realm Lord level, the Secret Realm qualification battle will inevitably begin. At that time, all the current Primordial Secret Realm Domain Lords will become competitors!
It's important to know that among the Four Great Secret Realms of the Virtual Universe Company, the Original Secret Realm is the most prestigious.
Universe Level, Domain Lord level, World Lord!
Clearly, the competition for the title of "Primordial Secret Realm Master" is the most fierce, with the resources and support available being astronomical. Even a powerful entity like Virtual Universe Company, with its deep pockets, only dares to offer 10 slots.
And because those important figures praised Lu Yan'an... naturally, it made the three old men, who were also peerless geniuses, secretly unhappy. After all, they were all eager to become the World Lord of the Original Secret Realm in the future! So, the conflict naturally arose as expected.
As for the seniors in the Original Secret Realm who already possessed resources at the World Lord Level, the three of them dared not cause any trouble. They knew that Domain Lord's year of cultivation was equivalent to World Lord's day of cultivation! Such a vast difference meant that anyone with a modicum of intelligence wouldn't dare to recklessly challenge them. This also proved the old saying, "You always pick the weakest persimmons to squeeze!"
"When I break through to the Realm Lord level and try to secure a spot at the Primal Secret Realm Lord level, I'll have to teach you guys a lesson!" Lu Yan'an thought to himself. The most effective way to deal with these unbalanced "cosmic infants" is to give them a good beating!
"You still dare to look down on me?" Lu Yan'an shook his head inwardly, laughing to himself, "When the competition comes, I hope you won't be crying!"
Having spent nearly 100 years in Chaos City, Lu Yan'an has made further progress in his understanding of the Time Fusion Law. Leaving aside the Fusion Laws, his Law of Time alone has already reached the edge of being recognized by the laws! And he currently has one main body and one Clone, both of which are extremely powerful. In addition, his already exaggerated comprehension has been multiplied several times by his surging Life Gene Level, so his efficiency in comprehending the laws is naturally much higher.
In other words, he hasn't yet created the "Kong Yu" Clone. Otherwise, if his understanding of the laws of space catches up, his opponents will no longer be his peers within this Virtual Universe Company.
"This Tongtian Bridge hasn't been crossed for hundreds of years now, which is probably why those guys think I'm a fraud. Should I give it a try now?" Lu Yan'an thought with some eagerness.
During the hundred years he spent cultivating in Chaos City, he truly wasn't idle. His current level of understanding of the Tongtian Bridge is at least 18 levels or higher, so he simply laughs off any idle gossip. As for the higher-ups who truly know his background, they are even less likely to be affected by these unfounded rumors.
But Lu Yan'an really should take some time to prove himself. After all, there are many people who pretend to be weak to deceive others, and some people really think he's a fool!
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