A Choice

If he couldn't study both at once, why not choose the one that suited him best? The Jinghong Chaos Stele could meet his needs.

Taking the path of the Time Origin Law was undoubtedly the best choice for him right now. He was only one thin barrier away from comprehending the complete Origin Law of Wind, and becoming an Immortal through it wasn't far off. Choosing a Chaos Stele that followed the Law of Wind, like the Wind Shadow Chaos Stele, would be irresponsible toward his future. He had confidence in himself, but if he couldn't even comprehend the Law of Wind and become an Immortal, then everything beyond that would be no more than a moon reflected in water or a flower in a mirror.

Besides, once he became an Immortal, he believed he would have plenty of time to study the Law of Time and the Space Laws.

"All right, I've recorded everyone's choices. Now, follow me." The Black-Robed Envoy walked around the room as he spoke to the group, then headed down the corridor. More than a thousand people followed him.

A short while later, they arrived at a vast training ground in the City Lord Mansion. It was hundreds of kilometers long and wide, though Ye Muxuan and the others could naturally see from one end to the other at a glance.

On the open training ground, the Black-Robed Envoy stood before the 1,501 experts and said, "There are fifty-two Chaos Steles, corresponding to fifty-two meditation chambers. Seventeen of them are currently occupied, and thirty-five are empty. Those who chose the Chaos Steles I name may go study them. Those whose choices I don't call out will have to wait until the people inside leave before entering. No one is to disturb those studying the Chaos Steles!"

"Now, I'll name the thirty-five available Chaos Steles." The Black-Robed Envoy swept his gaze over the crowd and slowly began, "The Dragon Walk Chaos Stele, the Wind Shadow Chaos Stele, the Universe Chaos Stele, the Yanshan Chaos Stele, the Tianxu Chaos Stele, the Giant Axe Chaos Stele..."

As he called out the names one by one, the crowd stirred slightly, but everyone knew better than to speak.

"...the Shadow Chaos Stele, the Jinghong Chaos Stele." After naming all thirty-five Chaos Steles, the Black-Robed Envoy looked at the more than a thousand experts and continued, "Those who chose these thirty-five Chaos Steles, go directly to the entrance on the far left up ahead. You'll be assigned to the corresponding meditation chambers. Go in now."

More than a thousand of the 1,501 people turned into streaks of light and flew toward the entrance on the far left, leaving about four hundred behind.

"...You can rest for now or wait over by the terrace. I'll notify you when the time comes. The longest any of you will have to wait is two days..."

The Black-Robed Envoy's words reached them faintly from behind, but Ye Muxuan was no longer paying attention. His gaze had settled on the bronze-colored doors, each about 160 meters wide and 120 meters tall, and on the kind-faced, three-eyed elder standing before every one of them.

Fifty-two bronze meditation chambers stood in a row, and the elder in front of each bronze door looked exactly the same!

Ye Muxuan knew who the kind-faced elder was, of course: Kandeli, the guardian of Chaos City!

He was a super expert who had stood at the Universe Overlord level for countless years. Many Universe Country Lords were mere juniors before him.

"You're the new arrivals from the Outer Battlefield and the auction, right?" The kind-faced, three-eyed elder stood before the enormous bronze doors and spoke slowly to the vast crowd of more than a thousand people.

"Yes, Senior!"

"Greetings, Senior!"

"..." The newcomers greeted him one after another, not daring to be disrespectful.

"Each of you should enter the meditation chamber for the Chaos Stele you chose. After your seven days of study are over, go to the Virtual Universe. You'll find a new email there." After saying this, the three-eyed elder closed all three eyes and paid them no further attention.

As the bronze doors opened, more than a thousand experts bowed silently before entering the chambers corresponding to the Chaos Steles they had chosen. When the bronze doors shut behind them, they were cut off from the outside world.

More than ten experts had chosen the Jinghong Chaos Stele alongside Ye Muxuan. Seven of them had come from the Outer Battlefield, all World Lord Generals who had earned the recognition of the Origin Law of Wind.

Looking ahead, he saw an enormous stone stele more than a hundred meters wide and tall, standing deep within the chamber, surrounded by swirling streams of chaos. Only when he got closer did he notice that nine diagrams ran from top to bottom across its surface. At the edge of the diagrams were two universal characters: Jinghong!

He had already seen a rubbing of the entire Jinghong Chaos Stele, so Ye Muxuan knew what the nine diagrams depicted. But the mysterious aura emanating from the original Chaos Stele was on a completely different level from that of the rubbing outside!

The first diagram showed nine graceful traces, alternating between light and shadow.

The Second Diagram showed thirty-six graceful traces, alternating between light and shadow.

The third diagram showed 108 graceful traces, alternating between light and shadow.

The fourth diagram was a star chart, with a planet suspended in space and four moons orbiting it.

The fifth diagram was a star system, with a blazing star accompanied by twelve planets, each with a number of moons orbiting along its trajectory.

The sixth diagram was a vast Star River made up of countless moons, planets, and stars. There were so many of them that they were impossible to count.

The seventh diagram showed a strange beast seemingly formed from countless etched markings. It appeared to have enormous wings, though that might have been an illusion.

The eighth diagram showed two strange beasts entwined together. They seemed to bear some resemblance to the beast in the seventh diagram, but perhaps they didn't.

The ninth diagram showed countless strange beasts entwined together. It was impossible to tell how many there were.

After a quick glance, Ye Muxuan could more or less understand that the first three diagrams expounded on the 108 basic units of the Time Origin Law, while the middle three diagrams described more profound combinations within the pure Time Origin Law. Of the final three diagrams, only the seventh revealed the faintest, most indistinct trace of the Law of Time to him. He couldn't make anything out in the other two.

They looked like nothing more than a child's random scribbles!

But there could be no mistake about something placed here. It was undoubtedly a Supreme Treasure that led straight to the Great Dao.

Casting aside every distracting thought, Ye Muxuan focused all his attention on the nine traces in the first diagram.

He concentrated his spiritual awareness on the first trace. In his sea of consciousness, it unfolded into boundless artistic conception. Faintly, streaks of Blade Ray flashed and crisscrossed through the endless void.

Ye Muxuan's eyes snapped open!

"Ten minutes?" He turned his gaze back to the first diagram, then sank his mind into the second trace.