Mother Ancestor

"Since the Virtual Universe Company has intervened, then I'll accept it. But it's still too early to aim for first place. Besides, my teacher is a Space Honored One himself, so I have no need for instruction from other Universe Venerables."

Su Heng looked over the conditions listed at the bottom of the email. Given his current strength, it was only natural for the Virtual Universe to take notice of him.

After all, King-level Immortals could indeed be considered part of the human race's foundation. Across the entire human race, there were only around a hundred thousand Kings. Compared to the total population of humanity, that was far too few.

Besides, Su Heng could rival a King while still a World Master. Once he broke through to Immortality, how much further would his strength rise?

King-level Invincible? A beginner Universe Venerable?

Either way, he was a worthwhile investment!

"I choose the third option." Su Heng sent back a reply.

He still needed a period of tempering. Once that was over, he would head to the Initial Universe to comprehend laws and create secret techniques.

Just as Su Heng was preparing to leave the Virtual Universe, another email stopped him in his tracks.

"Come see me immediately."

Those four simple words left Su Heng stunned, because the sender was none other than his teacher, Mother Ancestor!

In truth, Su Heng had rarely received summons from Mother Ancestor over the past two million years. However, that was not because of Mother Ancestor, but because of Su Heng himself.

The avatar secret technique was extraordinarily precious. Even King-level Immortals found it difficult to obtain through exchange.

Even many Universe Venerables were unable to acquire such a secret technique.

Yet Mother Ancestor had entrusted such a rare technique to Su Heng when he had been merely a Domain Lord.

She had placed such high hopes in him, yet Su Heng had failed to repay his teacher. On the contrary, he had remained stuck at the World Master stage for so many years.

Thus, two million years ago, Su Heng had been filled with shame and had not dared meet Mother Ancestor.

Mother Ancestor seemed to understand her disciple's state of mind as well. She no longer contacted Su Heng frequently, only occasionally sending him cultivation techniques or providing resources.

Now that Mother Ancestor had sent a summons, it was clearly because of the email the Virtual Universe had just sent.

Su Heng spoke with a complicated expression. "So it really was Teacher."

Even after millions of years without seeing him, Mother Ancestor had still been watching over Su Heng.

Space shifted, and the moment Su Heng completed the teleportation, he found himself in a vast, desolate expanse.

Not far ahead of him, an incomparably majestic figure suddenly appeared.

The figure was as brawny as a mountain, clad in ancient silver armor. She had a long green tail and a pair of eyes that seemed to contain the entire universe. The invisible, tyrannical aura around her distorted the surrounding space.

Even within the Virtual Universe, Su Heng felt immense pressure.

"You're here."

The figure looked at Su Heng and spoke calmly.

"Teacher." Su Heng composed himself and respectfully bowed to the figure. This was his master, Mother Ancestor.

A space overlord!

A faint smile appeared at the corners of Mother Ancestor's lips when she saw Su Heng bow.

"I watched your battle with Hundred Ape Marquis. Very good! With your current strength, even among my many disciples, you rank among the best!"

Mother Ancestor's voice was grand and resonant, booming in Su Heng's ears.

"It is all thanks to Teacher's guidance. Without that avatar secret technique, your disciple could never have..." Su Heng looked at Mother Ancestor's face and spoke sincerely.

"All right, I didn't summon you today to reminisce." Mother Ancestor smiled slightly, interrupting Su Heng before her expression turned serious.

"You know as well as I do that, given your current bottleneck, it will be difficult for you to break through to Immortality in only a hundred thousand years. But with the company's help, your chances of succeeding would be much greater. Why, then, did you choose the third option?"

As the disciple in whom she had placed the highest hopes, she had indeed been paying close attention to him. The moment she received the company's response, she eagerly summoned Su Heng to ask for his reasons.

Su Heng had no intention of concealing anything. This was the teacher who had nurtured him for so many years, so he told her about his plans.

"Teacher, I've already found a trace of inspiration. I should be able to perfect Nirvana Life and Death to the level of a top-tier ultimate technique soon. And regarding breaking through my bottleneck, I now have a direction!"

"A top-tier ultimate technique?" Mother Ancestor nodded slightly. Nirvana Life and Death was originally an ordinary ultimate technique that Su Heng had created under her guidance.

Over ten million years, it had gradually approached the level of a top-tier ultimate technique. Reaching that level now was perfectly normal.

But that was the limit of this ultimate technique. To break through to the pinnacle level, Su Heng would need to polish it for tens of millions of years before there was any hope!

Yet by her judgment, the old Su Heng would have needed at least a secret technique close to the pinnacle level to break through to Immortality.

Now that he had clearly obtained an extraordinary opportunity, his bottleneck must have become even stronger. He would likely need a true pinnacle ultimate technique to break through it.

Could he really accomplish that in less than a hundred thousand years?

Mother Ancestor looked at Su Heng with concern. If he were in the Initial Universe, where laws manifested openly and time flowed more slowly, she would still think there was considerable hope.

"Don't worry, Teacher. I'll definitely break through to Immortality. I still have to help you avenge yourself!" Sensing Mother Ancestor's concern, Su Heng patted his chest and smiled.

Mother Ancestor felt a slight warmth in her heart, but much of her concern remained. Still, since Su Heng had his own plans, she could not interfere too much. After a moment of silence, she continued.

"Fifty thousand years! If you still haven't broken through to Immortality within fifty thousand years, you must go to the Initial Universe, and I will personally guide you throughout the entire process!"

Su Heng considered his plans, then nodded in agreement. "All right!"

Fifty thousand years was enough for him to accomplish many things!

Seeing Su Heng agree, Mother Ancestor finally let out a breath of relief. She had truly feared that her disciple would stubbornly persist.

Although he might waste fifty thousand years now, the following tens of thousands of years in the Initial Universe would be comparable to hundreds of thousands of years in the Primal Universe!

With the company's assistance as well, there was still a great chance of breaking through to Immortality.

"Since that is the case, continue your adventures on the Extraterritorial Battlefield. But be careful. Do not head to the Star Tower lightly. If you truly wish to go, wait until after you break through to Immortality. It won't be too late then."

Before Su Heng left, Mother Ancestor offered one more warning.

With Su Heng's current strength, barely at the King level, the Extraterritorial Battlefield was not excessively dangerous to him. However, there were several places where even Kings faced immense danger!

Because of his previous potential, the protagonist could not remain in Chaos City indefinitely. But now that he had the Virtual Universe Company's backing, he could continue entering the Initial Universe. It was not that the protagonist had previously been unwilling to go to the Initial Universe.