The Chaos Stele
In the Virtual Universe, at Yuxiang Mountain, inside Jiang Yao's luxurious manor.
A man in a white robe, with two backward-curving spiral horns on his head and double pupils, opened his eyes and looked Jiang Yao up and down as he walked out of the castle. His expression was solemn.
"A year has passed. Have you gained any insight into the first level of the <Youyuan True Interpretation>? Your master requires you to thoroughly comprehend the first level and truly enter the field. However, I know that the <Youyuan True Interpretation> is not easy to cultivate, especially without the corresponding Chaos Stele to study."
"Back then, due to a certain encounter, a treasure was implanted in my body, which allowed me to enter the Origin Land of the Universe at the cosmic level and comprehend the Origin Law of Time. However, it still took me five years to even begin to understand it."
"Actually, this year is just the last chance your master is giving you in front of the Chaos Stele that you've decided to study. If you can gain some insight into the first level of <Youyuan True Interpretation>, even if it's only one-tenth, it will show that you have talent in analyzing the essence of the Origin Law of Time."
"But if you still don't grasp the essence of the Origin Law of Time as revealed in the first layer of the <Youyuan True Interpretation> within this year, then you'd better not choose the Universe Chaos Stele. Stick firmly to your Path of the Beast God and don't get distracted by the Space-Time Law, or you'll probably regret it in the future."
King Jingluo's words were quite sincere, and perhaps this was also the meaning of Youyuan Venerable, who did not want Jiang Yao to regret his choice one day, which warmed his heart.
"I will always remember the care and teachings of my teacher and Youyuan Venerable!"
Jiang Yao bowed and said, "However, this disciple has indeed gained some understanding of the first level of the <Youyuan True Interpretation> over the past year, and should not disappoint the teacher."
"Oh?" King Jingluo stared intently at Jiang Yao, a hint of surprise on his face. "How much have you grasped? Show me how you've demonstrated it!"
As the supreme Youyuan True Interpretation manual of the Law of Time, even if it is only the first level, how could it be easily comprehended? This kid actually dared to boast that he had "some understanding" of it. These words are the humbleness of a top student, but in reality, they are arrogance.
You'd be too embarrassed to say something like that if you haven't even grasped half of it.
This only fueled King Jingluo's resentment. It had taken him five whole years to truly comprehend the Law Essence, and even in the first year, he had only grasped a superficial understanding.
In terms of overall talent, he was certainly inferior to Jiang Yao, who had grasped a bit of the Path of the Beast God. However, in terms of talent in comprehending the Law of Time, King Jingluo did not think he was slightly inferior to Jiang Yao, and even considered himself to be stronger.
To his surprise, Jiang Yao did not change the scene of the Training Ground, nor did he intend to use an attack containing the Law of Time. Instead, he took out a black stone tablet that recorded the Law Essence <Youyuan True Interpretation>.
On the stone slab, the comet was still orbiting along an irregular path.
Then Jiang Yao pointed his finger into the void, and a dazzling point of light appeared in the air, which then moved erratically like a comet on the black stone slab.
King Jingluo was about to ask a question, he suddenly froze.
His double pupils were fixed on the point of light flying erratically in the air. The trajectory of that point of light was exactly the same as that of the comet on the black stone slab, and they did not fly out the same trajectory at the same time.
The light spot released by Jiang Yao first flew out a trajectory, and then the comet on the stone slab also flew out the same trajectory.
This was certainly not the comet on the stone slab following the light spot released by Jiang Yao.
Rather, it was Jiang Yao's ability to perfectly predict the comet's flight path on the stone slab that allowed the light he released to "guide" it in advance.
The seemingly irregular and unpredictable trajectory of the comet on the stone slab is the essence of the Origin Law of Time as revealed in the first layer of <The Youyuan True Interpretation>.
If one cannot comprehend the essence of the first level of the Law of Time, one will naturally perceive that the comet as moving randomly without any rules.
If one can thoroughly understand the essence of the first layer of Law of Time, one can predict the trajectory of the comet on the stone slab for the next day, year, hundred years, or ten thousand years.
Jiang Yao has undoubtedly fully grasped the essence of the Law of Time in the first layer of the <Youyuan True Interpretation>.
"This guy calls himself a 'something's understanding of the first level of the <Youyuan True Interpretation>?!"
King Jingluo roared inwardly, "This is clearly a complete understanding, a thorough entry into the realm of enlightenment!"
"You... you haven't studied the <Youyuan True Interpretation> before, have you?"
As expected, Jiang Yao shook his head. King Jingluo took a deep breath. Although he had regained his composure, his feelings were still complicated.
It seems he's really going to have another junior brother, and one who's Extreme Point talented.
What's it like to go from disciple to junior disciple?
King Jingluo shook his head. His arrogance as a genius who had comprehended the Law of Time had been severely damaged, and his seniority was about to be lowered. If he had known this earlier, he would never have been driven by curiosity to steal the opportunity of his fellow disciples and come here to be tormented.
Jiang Yao was unaware of King Jingluo's thoughts. He continued to look at the comet on the black stone slab that was "following" the light spot he had released, secretly feeling fortunate.
Without the Xu Yuan Space that allowed him to perform "reverse engineering," his talent for understanding the Law of Time would have made it impossible for him to comprehend the first level within a year.
This also made him even more eager for the Xu Yuan Space to advance to the third level and give birth to the new Desolate God "Chiling".
Jiang Yao devoted some of his energy to showcasing his achievements over the past year to his teacher, King Jingluo, at the luxurious manor on Yuxiang Mountain in the Virtual Universe. Meanwhile, in Chaos City, he had already reunited with the other geniuses who had arrived in the Initial Universe after three years.
The Sajin Fire Dragon, swishing its tail, remained as enthusiastic as ever, but its aura had grown considerably stronger, clearly indicating that it had broken through to the cosmic level.
"In the past three years, you've barely met with any of us. Didn't you say you hadn't yet grasped the Chaos Stele?"
Although Jiang Yao arrived in Chaos City ahead of time, all one thousand geniuses had already moved into Yuxiang Mountain, so they could naturally meet each other in the Virtual Universe.
Jiang Yao smiled calmly, "Primal Secret Region Member can select Immortal Expert to reside permanently at Yuxiang Mountain for ongoing instruction. I've been cultivating the secret manual my teacher gave me these past few days."
"Here we go again. Go ahead and show off. So what if it's the Primal Secret Realm? Humph, I can go to the Primal Secret Realm too!"
The bald, red-skinned youth Daiqin, retorted defiantly, "Once we leave Chaos City and the cosmic-level Secret Realm Qualification Battle begins, I'm sure I'll be able to break into the Primal Secret Realm!"
"Hehe." The black-clad receptionist who led everyone to the City Lord's Mansion couldn't help but laugh, "Usually, when you newcomers who have just entered the Core Layer face your first universe-level Qualification Battle, the first thing you need to do is to ensure that you maintain your level and don't fall into the next level of secret realm."
"The qualification for the cosmic-level secret realm is held once every hundred years. The next Qualification Battle will be in 26 years, which is 26 years after the Initial Universe. However, you will stay in Chaos City for 30 years, so you don't need to participate in the Qualification Battle in 26 years. This can be considered as protection for you newcomers."
"You will only need to participate in the Qualification Battle after you leave Chaos City and go to your respective secret realms. The next Qualification Battle will be 88 years after you leave the Initial Universe."
"That means you only have 118 years left before you can participate in the Secret Realm Qualification Battle, which is the 30 years you spent in Chaos City plus the 88 years after you left Chaos City."
"For someone like Daiqin, Heavenly Bridge you want to stay in the Primordial Secret Realm, you need to reach at least the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge. You should know that some of the elders in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm are at the Heavenly Bridge. If you are below the sixth level, you will not be able to stay in the Primordial Secret Realm at all."
"As for the Primal Secret Realm, one must reach at least the seventh level, and not far from the eighth level, to have a chance to enter the Primal Secret Realm. Under normal circumstances, only three cosmic-level members will remain in the Primal Secret Realm after the Qualification Battle."
"Don't underestimate the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge. Normally, among the thousand geniuses who enter the Core Layer, very few can reach the sixth level within 100 years, including Chaos City. And there might not be even one in a thousand who can reach the seventh level."
At this point, the receptionist glanced at Jiang Yao and said, "Normally, even Primal Secret Region Member are usually eliminated in the first Qualification Battle and sent to the Primordial Secret Realm. They have to go through several Qualification Battle before they can return to the Primal Secret Realm. Of course, with Jiang Yao's talent, there is a high chance that he can stay in the Primal Secret Realm in the first Qualification Battle."
"As for the others, hehe, it will be difficult for them to even stay in their own secret realm during the Qualification Battle more than a hundred years later, so they shouldn't even think about trying to reach higher secret realms."
No one dared to refute the envoy's words, after all, he was Immortal God. But they were certainly unconvinced in their hearts. No matter how much data they presented, they could not extinguish the arrogance and passion of these geniuses who had just entered the Virtual Universe Company. Everyone thought they would be the chosen ones, the exceptions.
The messenger shook his head. He knew how difficult it would be once they finished comprehending the Chaos Stele and began to cross the Heavenly Bridge.
As they spoke, the group saw a magnificent and imposing building in front of them. The three Universal Language "City Lord's Mansion" were dazzlingly bright, and the characters seemed to form their own universe, capable of devouring one's consciousness.
"These are the most precious treasures of Chaos City —the 52 Chaos Stele!"
The welcoming envoy led the group into the City Lord's Mansion, where they arrived at the entrance to a dreamlike corridor, with giant paintings hanging on both sides.
"You can choose Chaos Stele you wish to study. Every cultivator who enters the Initial Universe has one opportunity to study it, and the study period is seven days."
The envoy looked at the group of young geniuses and smiled, "I told you about the Heavenly Bridge before. You can choose to cross the Heavenly Bridge. Each time you cross a level, you will receive an extra opportunity to comprehend the Chaos Stele."
"The Chaos Stele you choose will very likely determine your future cultivation path, so you must make a careful decision. You have half an hour!" The envoy stood at the far end of the corridor.
The group of young geniuses began to look at the paintings in the corridor.
What do you choose?
"I want to choose the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele, what about you?"
"Our Clan Ancestor told me that I must choose the Yanshan Chaos Stele, but I want to choose the Nine Universes Chaos Stele..."
"I want to choose the Giant Axe Chaos Stele, haha, it's the most powerful Chaos Stele!"
Jiang Yao, without any hesitation, skipped over the paintings one by one and stopped at one shrouded in a chaotic and hazy color, with only a patch of dull gray-white scales in the center.
It seemed unremarkable, but Jiang Yao knew almost immediately that this was the Universe Chaos Stele.
Just one glance at the gray-white scales in the center of the painting, and the chaotic, hazy colors seemed to burst forth from the painting, extending endlessly and spreading outwards to Jiang Yao's surroundings, as if everything around him had lost its color!