Arrival, Primordial Universe

Just then, a humanoid figure composed of red-haired, yellow-skinned, stone-like blocks stepped forward.

"Brother, you also purchased a comprehension slot through the auction. My name is Sifka, from the Noah Universe Country. A pleasure."

Qian Yu looked up, surprised that someone would come to strike up a conversation with him. He saw that this man named Sifka was also a Realm Lord, though a peak ninth-stage Realm Lord. Purchasing this comprehension slot was likely an attempt to come to Chaos City and increase his chances of breaking through to Immortal in the future.

"Hello, I am from the Ganwu Universe Country, named Qian Yu."

This Sifka was clearly an extremely outgoing person, directly starting a conversation with Qian Yu.

Although Qian Yu's personality leaned toward coldness, he naturally didn't mind chatting with him for a while.

Thus, after waiting about another three days, the last two finally arrived.

Just as everyone gathered.

A vast, terrifying aura came from afar. A tall, thin man with red eyes, draped in an elegant white robe, walked over slowly.

Qian Yu looked toward him and immediately narrowed his eyes, his heart trembling with shock.

What level of expert was this? Just a meeting of gazes made him feel a sense of dread.

"Everyone's here. Follow me."

This man didn't waste a single word, directly beckoning the group.

Instantly, a surging, irresistible force enveloped everyone present. Whoosh!

They transformed into a streak of light, flying for several minutes until they reached a grassy lawn.

Parked there was a strange spacecraft.

Qian Yu took a look—this should be a G-Class Cosmic Ship fused with other lifeforms.

Looking up, a whale-shaped ship resembling a Flying Kun lay silently suspended in the void, still drifting slowly. If he wasn't mistaken, it had been fused with some kind of metallic lifeform.

Under this man's guidance, a Green-Robed Figure appeared from ahead. He looked at the crowd without any intention of speaking. In his eyes, these were merely a group of brats on a sightseeing trip to the universe, not even qualified to converse with him. The only reason he came to guide them was because the rules demanded it.

Everyone entered the ship, and they set off for the Primordial Universe.

None of the seventy-two people, including Qian Yu, dared to make a sound. The aura of the man before them was too strong, surpassing any Immortal they had ever seen.

Just by purely radiating his presence, he naturally made everyone feel they had to look up to him.

Qian Yu didn't feel particularly uncomfortable, but he could still sense a pressure that made his soul tremble.

This person was at least a Sealed King Invincible or a Venerable Level existence.

No wonder it was the Virtual Universe Company—experts were as numerous as clouds.

"Stop!"

A thunderous roar from outside penetrated the ship, echoing throughout the vessel.

Everyone's hearts trembled again—another expert of this level.

"It's me. Open the Cosmic Passage."

The man in front spoke calmly, his voice piercing through the ship to the outside. Boom!

A low sound rumbled from outside, and then the ship continued forward.

Qian Yu felt a jolt in his heart. Was this the passage between the Primordial Universe and the Original Universe? The time flow rates of the Primordial Universe and the Metaverse were different, causing chaotic time flow within the passage.

First-time entrants would feel a slight discomfort, but Qian Yu found it manageable, as his strength was considerable.

After a short while, they arrived at the Primordial Universe.

The man in front finally spoke.

"Open the top."

Crackle...

The metal ceiling of the hall split open automatically, revealing the scene outside.

It was a dim space, with occasional chaotic-colored currents drifting about.

In the distance, the sky and earth could be seen splitting open from time to time, with large amounts of strange secret patterns flowing along the edges of the cracked space.

"This is the Primordial Universe. The Primordial Universe is a new universe in its early stages of formation. During this initial period, the universe is constantly perfecting itself, so the operational rules of the universe's origin are externally visible. These spatial cracks that keep repairing themselves are the universe's origin laws, containing various profound mysteries of those laws."

"One reason the comprehension slots for the Primordial Universe are so precious is that you can directly see the universe's laws made manifest."

Finally, the group soon arrived at Chaos City. The man took his leave and departed.

As everyone was immersed in their own worlds, a black streak of light shot over from afar.

It was a man in a black robe, his head covered in cyan scales.

He exuded no aura at all, but when his deep, dark eyes swept over the crowd, everyone felt an invisible pressure bearing down on them.

"Everyone, I am the Reception Envoy of Chaos City."

The Black-Robed Man stopped ahead, a smile on his face, his voice low and gentle.

"This city is called Chaos City. It has existed longer than most of the universe countries you come from. It is currently jointly managed by the Virtual Universe Company, the Giant Axe Arena, the Universe First Bank, the Cosmic Star River Bank, and the Universe Mercenary Alliance."

As his voice fell, the seventy-two fell silent, all of them quietly watching this envoy of Chaos City.

"Follow me."

The Reception Envoy smiled faintly, his figure drifting downward.

Qian Yu and the others followed closely behind, descending from the high sky to land on the streets of Chaos City.

The streets were wide, enough for dozens to walk side by side, lined with ancient buildings that exuded the weight of ages.

"Chaos City has existed for a long, long time."

The Reception Envoy walked ahead, explaining as he went.

"Generation after generation of cultivators have come here to comprehend, and among them, one super existence after another has been born."

Qian Yu swept his gaze across the surroundings.

Within Chaos City stood individual small buildings, and on many of their rooftops, human figures of various forms could be seen sitting cross-legged in silent meditation.

Some were carving something into the rooftop floor, muttering to themselves; others sat with eyes closed in deep thought, faint ripples of law energy swirling around them. Those powerful auras far surpassed Realm Lords, even surpassing Immortals.

Qian Yu's heart stirred with quiet shock.

These experts comprehending on the rooftops—any one of them, placed outside, would be a great existence capable of intimidating an entire region of the starry sky.

He looked up at the sky.

Above, near the farthest cosmic spatial rift, he could faintly make out figures standing in the void.

They stood in empty space, their bodies seemingly merged with heaven and earth, occasionally glancing down at this new group of young arrivals.

"Another batch of little ones has come."

"It's Envoy No. 11 receiving them—so they entered through the auction?"

"Mm, seventy-two of them. Their aptitudes look average, but since they can afford the price, they have some fortune."

Those great existences standing at the edge of the spatial rift conversed among themselves, their voices light yet faintly reaching the crowd below.

Qian Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.

Average aptitudes?

He smiled inwardly, saying nothing.

The Reception Envoy led the group through several streets, finally stopping before a villa building that occupied a vast area.

The rooftop was nearly a hundred meters wide and long, enough to accommodate all seventy-two of them.

"This is your temporary gathering point."

The Reception Envoy said, then leaped lightly, landing on the rooftop.

The others followed one after another.

The rooftop floor was covered in densely packed, layered carvings and diagrams. The etchings were deep or shallow, straight or curved, faintly exuding a certain profound and mysterious charm.