Master's Request

In the virtual universe, Rain Phase Mountain, Primordial Region.

Guge, the number one of the Genius War and a member of the Primordial Secret Realm, was engaged in battle within his exclusive training grounds against a simulated opponent.

Feng Hui's recent success in clearing the seventh layer of the Heavenly Bridge had deeply shaken him, making him realize the vast gap between himself and Feng Hui.

But Guge... was by no means someone who gave in easily. No matter how strong the opponent, he wouldn't collapse or concede; instead, he would redouble his efforts.

If one couldn't even acknowledge the strength of others, the path of a strongman would be hard to walk far.

Wind King's assessment of Guge back then was, "Very steady. If he can hold onto this strength, his future will be boundless."

Ice Universe Venerable also said Guge walked a very stable path.

With the judgment of these two powerhouses, their words were no empty praise. The strength of Guge's character was evident.

"Hm?" Guge suddenly stopped training. "Ha'en and Kong Ji from the Taichu Secret Realm are asking me to meet in the Public Zone? What's happened now?"

Rain Phase Mountain, Public Zone.

Only here could members from different secret realms gather. People from the Primordial Beginning Region, for instance, couldn't enter the Primordial Region.

"Speak. What's the sudden matter?" Guge asked.

"A huge event has happened. Don't you know yet?" A youth with two curved, fiery red horns on his forehead, a diamond-shaped crystal embedded between his brows, and a dragon tail growing from his tailbone spoke up.

This was Ha'en, a genius from the Flame Brahman Clan, one of humanity's peak races, and a Taichu Secret Realm genius only slightly inferior to Guge.

"Just now," Ha'en said excitedly, "the Sky Erosion Palace Lord—a great existence who surpasses even a Universe Kingdom Master—appeared in Chaos City and accepted Feng Hui as a disciple."

"Surpasses a Universe Kingdom Master?" Guge was startled.

Universe Kingdom Masters ruled over vast cosmic kingdoms, true rulers within the boundless universe, commanding legions of Immortals under them.

A great existence surpassing even a Universe Kingdom Master coming to take a disciple—how could these young geniuses not be shocked?

Ha'en lowered his voice. "I got this news from my clan. Our chieftain said it, so it's absolutely true. Right now, the entire universe, the upper echelons of all 1008 cosmic kingdoms, have received this news."

"Your chieftain?"

The Flame Brahman Clan had only one chieftain in billions of years—the Flame Crystal Cosmic Kingdom's ruler.

"Do you know what this means? Feng Hui was already ahead, and now with such a great existence teaching him, his progress will surely be even faster," Kong Ji said from the side.

The three fell silent. Though they were all peerless geniuses, Feng Hui's presence weighed on them like a massive pressure.

Guge gritted his teeth. "No, we have to seize the time and work twice as hard!"

All three resolved to push themselves to the limit.

There had been friction between them before, but under the stimulus of Feng Hui's monstrous talent, they now felt a sense of shared adversity.

Two flowers bloom, each on its own branch.

Over on Feng Hui's side, he had been brought by the manifested Sky Erosion Palace Lord to a peculiar mansion in Chaos City.

A man in an ancient black robe with long black hair, appearing as an ordinary human, turned to Feng Hui and spoke.

"This is my mansion in Chaos City. I haven't been here in billions of years."

The Sky Erosion Palace Lord's seemingly ordinary eyes seemed to hold an endless starry void. A single glance at Feng Hui made him feel as if he had instantly appeared in the cosmic void.

Feng Hui snapped back to attention and bowed slightly. "Teacher."

The Sky Erosion Palace Lord before him seemed different from the one Luo Feng had met in the Sky Erosion Palace in the original story. This was likely another avatar.

The Sky Erosion Palace Lord did have avatars. Without a special one, given humanity's life gene level, he couldn't have become a Top Universe Overlord.

The avatar in the Sky Erosion Palace had to suppress the Blood Luo World and couldn't be moved lightly.

The Sky Erosion Palace Lord looked at Feng Hui. "Feng Hui, you're very interesting. I've been watching you for a long time."

"Watching me?" Feng Hui was startled inwardly.

"Seeing you, I feel like I'm looking at my younger self—a little one from the Doomsday Secret Realm, just as spirited and full of vitality." The Sky Erosion Palace Lord seemed to sigh, as if recalling his own naive beginnings.

The Sky Erosion Palace Lord had also come from the Doomsday Secret Realm? Feng Hui hadn't known that, as the original story never mentioned his origins.

"You're truly impressive. You have great talent in the Way of Time and Space. In such a short time, you've already comprehended the first 36 essences of both the Law of Time and the Law of Space. If you keep working hard and improving, your future will be boundless."

"Though you've become my disciple and your strength and talent far surpass your peers, you're still a Doomsday Secret Realm member. I won't break the rules to adjust your secret realm. If you want to rise, you'll have to rely on yourself. Any plans?"

"I plan to challenge the Heaven-Piercing Mountain and rise to a higher secret realm as quickly as possible," Feng Hui replied respectfully.

"Oh, you even know about the Heaven-Piercing Mountain. Not bad. Challenging it is indeed a fast way out of the Doomsday Secret Realm."

"But with your current strength, while you can clear the Heaven and Earth Heaven-Piercing Mountain, you can't get past the Primordial Beginning Heaven-Piercing Mountain, let alone the Primordial Heaven-Piercing Mountain."

"Challenging the Heaven-Piercing Mountain seems wonderful and convenient. The three mountains are open to core members anytime. Clear one, and you're immediately promoted to the next secret realm."

"But the difficulty is no joke—extremely, extremely high. Clearing a mountain means your strength surpasses all peers in that secret realm of the current era, so naturally you'd be promoted there."

"The Heaven-Piercing Mountain is just a benchmark, placed there for people to look up to, to give them a goal, to keep them from getting arrogant. Normally, the real channel to rise to a higher secret realm is the qualification battle."

"Of course, for you, the Heaven-Piercing Mountain is indeed a shortcut. Since you've passed the seventh layer of the Heavenly Bridge, clearing the Heaven and Earth Heaven-Piercing Mountain shouldn't be a problem. At the very least, you can ascend to the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm."

Feng Hui nodded. He also understood that his cultivation time was still short. Although he had high talent, good opportunities, and a powerful inheritance, trying to shatter all three Heaven-Piercing Mountain benchmarks in one go was still far beyond his reach.

"Don't rush. You're only at the Cosmic Level now, which counts as a stable period of settling. During this stage, aside from guiding your cultivation, I won't give you any other help." The Sky Erosion Palace Lord spoke again.

"Your disciple understands."

Feng Hui knew that the Cosmic Level was an important period for the Virtual Universe Company to temper and train its geniuses.

The top 1,000 in the overall Genius War rankings were sent directly into Chaos City to cultivate for 30 years and lay their foundation. After that, they cultivated within the company's core "Four Secret Realms," steadily attending lectures given by many Immortals, training, and taking on cultivation missions.

Many Cosmic Level members remained at that level to settle for at least a thousand years, sometimes several thousand.

If the Sky Erosion Palace Lord stepped in and casually gave some resources, he could make rapid progress, but that would be like pulling up seedlings to help them grow—it would go against the company's intention of tempering geniuses and would do no good for his future.

"I have no other requirements for your cultivation at the Cosmic Level, but you must enter the Primordial Secret Realm and clear the Cosmic Level Primordial Heaven-Piercing Mountain before you break through to the Domain Lord level."

"Yes, Teacher, rest assured. Your disciple will definitely clear it and will not disappoint your expectations."

"Haha, not disappoint my expectations?"

The Sky Erosion Palace Lord smiled faintly. "I haven't finished yet. Do you know how high my requirements are?"

"First, you must also clear the Realm Lord level Primordial Heaven-Piercing Mountain. Second, become a Universe Venerable!"

"What? Scared?" The Sky Erosion Palace Lord looked at Feng Hui and teased.

"No, your disciple will definitely achieve it!" Feng Hui's reply was firm and resounding.

"Haha... In all my countless years, including you, I have taken on nine disciples. Aside from you, the five who are still alive have all stepped into the ranks of Universe Venerables."

The Sky Erosion Palace Lord looked at Feng Hui. "As my youngest disciple, you are the most tender and weak. Don't fall too far behind your senior brothers."

Feng Hui's gaze was resolute.

Since he had such heaven-defying fortune and could simultaneously receive the dual nurturing and inheritance of the Dongdi Clan from the Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe and the Original Universe Human Race, then why wouldn't he dare to tread the path to the peak?

Keep his feet on the ground, his eyes on the stars. That Universe Venerable, and even higher realms... one day, a true man should be just so!