Heavenly Bridge

He had already become a World Lord recognized by the Origin Law of Wind, and his comprehension of the Time Origin Law was also profound. Especially over the past three years, thanks to the sharp increase in the clarity of his Law Comprehension, his understanding of the Time Origin Law had grown even deeper. This first image depicted only the most basic mysteries of the Time Origin. Even though he was following the grand, proper path, his own understanding was not far off, so the image held no secrets for him.

In just half a day, he had fully comprehended the first image.

Among the dozen or so experts who had chosen the Jinghong Chaos Stele, not all were Fighters, and not all the Fighters used blades as weapons. But as a Supreme Treasure for the Human Race to cultivate and gain insight from, the Chaos Stele appeared differently to each person. What they saw depended on what they excelled at.

Moreover, these dozen or so experts were all at least Peak World Lords recognized by an Origin Law. They had a certain degree of confidence in themselves, and with the Origin Law of Wind as a stepping stone, the first and second images were not particularly difficult for them. The real challenge began with the third image. It contained the final and most profound unit of mysteries in the Time Origin Law.

The Great Dao of Time!

The dozen or so people immersed in their study had no sense of time passing. Even the rumble of the bronze doors opening failed to rouse them.

"Come out, all of you!" A voice rang out, pouring straight into everyone's minds.

"Come out, all of you!" "Come out, all of you!" "Come out, all of you!" "Come out, all of you!"

The voice echoed in their minds, growing louder and louder until everyone snapped awake. Its relentless thunderous reverberations made Ye Muxuan clutch his head.

Clutching his head, he hurried out of the chamber. Only then did the voice echoing in his mind finally disappear.

"Is it over?" Ye Muxuan looked back at the chamber once more, reluctant to leave. Amid the endless currents of primordial chaos, the enormous Chaos Stele was barely visible.

Virtual Universe, Yunmeng Lake, lakeside cottage, third floor, meditation room.

"Master, you have new mail."

After leaving the chamber, Ye Muxuan had casually picked one of the pale-white buildings outside as his residence in Chaos City. As soon as he entered the Virtual Universe, Nine Phoenix alerted him.

He tapped the screen before him, and three unread emails appeared in his inbox.

Pouring himself a glass of wine, Ye Muxuan opened the first unread email.

The first email informed him that after comprehending the Chaos Stele, he was eligible to enter the "Heavenly Bridge," the "Illusion Sea," and the "Immortal Altar." For the entire three thousand or so years he would spend in the Initial Universe—more precisely, three thousand two hundred and eighty years—he could enter them at any time.

The second email informed him that once he reached a certain level at the Heavenly Bridge during his time in the Initial Universe, experts from the Five Great Powers would come personally to invite him to join them. It also specifically advised that if he had already decided which power to join, he should get in touch with them first.

The third email explained the purpose of points. They could be earned through the Heavenly Bridge, the Illusion Sea, and the Immortal Altar; more details would be provided when he entered each one. Points could be exchanged for various treasures in the Human Race's internal treasury, including cultivation time in Chaos City. Those below the Immortal level were not eligible to exchange Hunyuan Units for points.

The final attachments to the three emails contained a vast collection of text and image materials.

Ye Muxuan let out a soft sigh.

Most of this matched what he remembered, so the first step toward his initial goal was now clear: he had to challenge the Heavenly Bridge.

Three new teleportation points had appeared at his lakeside cottage. Ye Muxuan fixed his gaze on one of them and tapped it.

Whoosh! Ye Muxuan vanished into thin air.

Virtual Universe, a special dimensional space.

This was a boundless ocean, its waters surging in waves. A single beautiful island stood in the sea. Along its edge were fifty-two harbors, each opening onto an endless bridge that stretched toward the edge of the world, as if reaching for a distant horizon. The fifty-two bridges spanned the entire ocean.

A thin mist hung above the waves, obscuring whatever lay beneath the surface. It wound around the bridges, lending the whole scene a dreamlike quality.

Ye Muxuan suddenly appeared at the edge of the island.

"Wind Blade!"

"Muxuan!"

"Muxuan, you're here too!"

About a dozen people stood by the harbors at the island's edge. Ye Muxuan glanced around and recognized them as the same people who had been studying the Jinghong Chaos Stele. Apparently, they had all come here right after finishing their study. The ones who called out to him were the few who hailed from the Outer Battlefield.

After all, they knew each other better.

"Qing Lun, Blood Sword, Bone Hand—you're here too." Ye Muxuan greeted the familiar faces, casually using their nicknames from the Outer Battlefield. Then he asked, "What is this place?"

"This is the Heavenly Bridge. You can ask the Guardian about the details." The speaker was a young man in a blue robe with blue hair. He was also a World Lord General from the Outer Battlefield, nicknamed "Qing Lun." He followed the Spirit Controller path and was a renowned World Lord on the Outer Battlefield.

Ye Muxuan already knew what this place was—indeed, he knew more than the World Lords who had arrived before him. But he still needed to ask, since a World Lord General like him, with no powerful backers, had no way of learning so many of the Human Race's closely guarded secrets.

Not far away stood a man wearing a black robe patterned with stars. He had four ears but no nose, and he approached with a smile. "Hello, Muxuan. I'm Guardian Bafen, the Guardian of the Heavenly Bridge Plane, though I prefer people to call me Guardian."

"Hello, Guardian." Ye Muxuan dipped his head in a slight bow.

Guardian Bafen then explained the Heavenly Bridge to Ye Muxuan. Ye Muxuan learned that the number of times he could study the Chaos Stele again depended on the level he reached at the Heavenly Bridge, and that clearing all eighteen levels would make him a permanent resident of Chaos City.

"The Jinghong Chaos Stele has twenty-seven levels! Clearing eighteen would make me a permanent resident of Chaos City, and clearing twenty-one would make me a Kingdom Lord. Yet an ordinary World Lord—even a Peak World Lord recognized by an Origin Law—can reach, at most, the ninth level in Law Comprehension." Though he already knew much of this, facing the reality of it still left Ye Muxuan feeling breathless.

The Chaos City Lord's Universe Chaos Stele had thirty levels, and the Giant Axe Founder's Giant Axe Chaos Stele had thirty-two. Judging by that, the universe master who had carved the Jinghong Chaos Stele was probably at the very peak of the fourth tier, or even the fifth! He just didn't know whether it had been Darkness Master, Peng Gong Master, or some universe master from the Human Race's history who had already fallen.