Yun Ming

A stone from another mountain could be used to polish jade. Now, the first three pictures of the Jinghong Chaos Stele held no secrets from Ye Muxuan.

It wasn't that Shadow Sweep was more valuable than the Extreme Wind Secret Canon. Rather, for Ye Muxuan, Shadow Sweep was more helpful at this point. Before entering the Initial Universe, Ye Muxuan's comprehension of the Wind Origin Law had already been acknowledged, but it had only reached a level of ninety points. He had merely qualified to attempt becoming an Immortal. After comprehending the Jinghong Chaos Stele and fighting on the Heavenly Bridge, however, his comprehension of the Wind Origin Law had reached ninety-five points.

Now, after spending five months comprehending Shadow Sweep and fully absorbing and understanding it, Ye Muxuan had not only greatly improved his comprehension of the Time Origin Law, but also gained a deeper understanding of its 108 most basic, mysterious units. This had also brought his comprehension of the Wind Origin Law to ninety-nine points.

The Time Origin Law truly was an upper-level law to the Wind Origin Law. As soon as he took that final step, he could become an Immortal through the Wind Origin Law. In other words, he could attempt to become an Immortal right now, and his chances of success were extremely high.

To become an Immortal—time rots, but I remain eternal!

Even among all the World Lord Core Members in the Virtual Universe Company, the probability of ultimately becoming an Immortal was no more than fifty percent. And only the top few in the Primal Secret Realm had a chance of reaching Marquis Rank or even King Rank.

The odds might seem high, but those members had accumulated over dozens, even hundreds, of Genius Battles and Strongest Battles. Out of the thousand members in a single Genius Battle, normally fewer than ten would become Immortals.

Now, Ye Muxuan was confident he could become an Immortal and reach Marquis Rank right away, perhaps even pursue King Rank.

And all this had come from comprehending Shadow Sweep.

Virtual Universe, a villa in the Heavenly Region, third floor.

Ye Muxuan lowered his gaze to the metal book in his hand, rubbing his fingertip over the two Universal script characters engraved on its cover.

He had spent five months wholeheartedly comprehending Shadow Sweep. Now he had finally mastered this basic Secret Technique, which had cost him 900 points. He had even missed King Shaoling's lecture two months ago.

Now that he had fully comprehended the Wind Origin Law, he only needed to take the final half-step to break the Origin Bead, draw down the Origin Law, and become an Immortal.

"I'll rest for half a month and let everything settle before comprehending Floating Light." Ye Muxuan narrowed his eyes. The hand he had been reaching toward the other side of the desk slowly withdrew. "After I finish comprehending Floating Light, I'll need to study the Chaos Stele too. I still have thirteen chances..."

"Right, the three treasures of Chaos City. I should try out the Chaos True Spirit first."

On the rooftop, Ye Muxuan opened his eyes. Out of habit, he clenched his hand, then spread his fingers. A long, dark-hued blade appeared in his grasp, its tip shaped in a perfect curve.

Ye Muxuan gripped the hilt with his right hand, feeling the patterns in his palm, while his left fingertip brushed the blade, testing its almost "nothing it couldn't cut" sharpness. This was his War Blade, the Wind Shadow Blade that had accompanied him through tens of thousands of years of battles!

"Clack." The Wind Shadow Blade slid into its sheath. Ye Muxuan stepped down from the rooftop. He planned to attempt the Heavenly Bridge again in a year. For now, hunting Chaos Beasts outside the city and obtaining Chaos True Spirits would be just the thing to test his strength!

Virtual Universe, an isolated plane. A figure in pure white feathered robes, a closed vertical eye on their brow, studied the information before them without expression.

Let's wait a little longer...

After all, he was a genius who had fought his way through the Outer Battlefield from Domain Lord Level to become a World Lord General. He had even created a Marquis-level blade technique and killed an Immortal from an Alien Race. In her eyes, his talent alone surpassed that of most World Lord members in the Core Layers of the Five Great Powers!

Geniuses who had fought their way up from Universe Secret Regions had far more resilient minds than those cultivated from Star Rank or Universe Rank. So even if someone tried to persuade them, it might not work.

But he had actually exchanged for Miscellaneous Theories of Clear Shadows... Over the past six months or so, several King-level experts had given lectures, yet he hadn't attended a single one. Was he immersed in his Secret Techniques, or had he never intended to take a master in the first place?

Let's wait another hundred years and see... Perhaps the Jinghong Lineage will bring some surprises...

The figure in pure white feathered robes slowly closed her eyes.

Although she had taken an interest in the boy, she had only spared him an extra glance because he had chosen the Jinghong Chaos Stele. At least for now, Ye Muxuan's talent and potential weren't enough to warrant special attention from someone of her standing.

Most of her attention remained fixed on her true self, fighting for treasure on a Primal Star.

Chaos City, at the gate.

The city gates stood open, and experts passed in and out from time to time. With a long blade at his waist, Ye Muxuan looked at the enormous stone stele near the gate, which recorded basic information about Chaos Beasts.

Ye Muxuan suddenly turned his head. A young man in a green robe approached the city gate from nearby. Handsome, with purple scales covering his forehead and a blood-red heavy sword on his back, he swept his gaze over. His eyes held a gentle smile.

Ye Muxuan vaguely remembered him. This was Yun Ming. He had watched his battle compilations. More than twenty years ago in the Primal Universe, Yun Ming had placed first in that Genius Battle, and his comprehension of the Space Laws was astonishing. Of course, in the Initial Universe, only a little over six years had passed.

As for whether he was the same person Ye Muxuan remembered, he would have to wait and see. After all, becoming an Immortal was difficult enough, and breaking through to Venerable was harder still. A strong cultivator needed more than talent to go far. Comprehension, character, combat ability, opportunities, and even that unseen fortune were all indispensable.

The two met at the city gate, their gazes passing over each other. Ye Muxuan took a step, and his figure blurred. In an instant, he was ten thousand kilometers away.

The region where Chaos Beasts roamed was roughly divided into three zones, with boundaries at two thousand and ten thousand kilometers. Beyond ten thousand kilometers lay the territory of World Lord-level Chaos Beasts. World Lords like them were forbidden from hunting Chaos Beasts below World Lord Level within the ten-thousand-kilometer boundary.

The man in Black Battle Armor landed in the vast wilderness. Through the hazy, drifting Chaos currents, he saw jagged rocks and overgrown weeds.

"Hm?" A huge figure emerged from behind a boulder as large as a small mountain in the distance. Its shape resembled the Thousand-Legged Evil Centipede, commonly found among the Monster Race faction on the Outer Battlefield. Its body stretched over a kilometer long, exuding immense pressure!