"In Chaos City, there are many super powerhouses." The envoy turned back and said, "Never disturb them while they're comprehending the Origin Laws. If you do, we'll have to send you out of the Initial Universe and end your chance to comprehend them."
The group nodded.
The envoy led them straight into a nearby small building that no one lived in.
"There are many small buildings in Chaos City. If a door is pale white, it means the building has no owner." The envoy pointed at the door. "Just place your hand on it for a moment, and the sensing system inside will activate automatically, turning the door dark gray. You'll then become the building's owner, and your information will be recorded automatically. Each person can choose only one residence."
As he spoke, the envoy led them up to the rooftop.
The rooftop was quite spacious, nearly a hundred meters long and wide—large enough for a thousand people to stand on.
"This is..." Gulanxiu saw many carved images and patterns on the rooftop floor. There was something mysterious about them.
"The Space Origin Law."
"This contains the Space Origin Law!" one of the Realm Lords exclaimed.
"Everyone." The envoy's voice entered each person's mind, jolting them back to their senses. "Generation after generation of powerful beings have sat on the rooftops of Chaos City to meditate. As they comprehended the laws, they would sometimes carve out their thoughts. That's why so many engravings left behind contain the insights of these powerhouses as they studied the Origin Laws. If you're interested, most of the residences in Chaos City are unoccupied right now. You can visit them one by one. Some of the engravings may even be insights left behind by Venerables."
Everyone's eyes lit up.
"But I must tell you about a very important rule!" the envoy said gravely. "In the Initial Universe, humans are forbidden from killing one another. Anyone who attacks another will die without exception."
"No matter who they are, even if they're the ruler of a Universe Country, they may not challenge the rules of Chaos City."
"Understood."
The group nodded in unison.
"The ratio between time in the Initial Universe and the Original Universe is 1:3.28." The Black-Robed Envoy smiled. "You Realm Lords can comprehend the laws here for three thousand years this time. As for you, little fellow, you can only spend thirty years comprehending them in Chaos City."
That last sentence was directed at Gulanxiu.
Once the others had understood, the Black-Robed Envoy said, "Follow me! We're going to the City Lord's Mansion!"
Everyone quickly followed him. Nothing out of the ordinary happened after that. The City Lord's Mansion was certainly mysterious, but their comprehension was limited, and none of them grasped anything from it.
Soon, it was time to choose a Chaos Tablet.
"There are forty-five paintings on the corridor walls, corresponding to forty-five Chaos Tablets. You have half an hour to choose. Go find the Chaos Tablet best suited to you!" the Black-Robed Envoy told them.
Gulanxiu wasn't particularly surprised to hear there were forty-five Chaos Tablets. The story in the original work was still a long way off, so it was only natural that there were only forty-five at this point. Time was precious, and there was no room for idle thoughts. He needed to choose quickly.
With that in mind, Gulanxiu followed the others farther inside.
"The Golden Peak Chaos Tablet!" "The Mother Ancestor Chaos Stele!" "The Dragon Walk Chaos Stele!" ...
Time was short, so Gulanxiu hurriedly looked over the paintings before him, sensing the intent within each one.
To his surprise, one of the forty-five Chaos Tablets was the Yan God Chaos Tablet. But since the Yan God Race was still a branch of the Human Race at this point, it made sense that Emperor Yan had left behind a Chaos Tablet. He wondered whether it had been renamed or destroyed after Emperor Yan defected.
"The Yanshan Chaos Tablet!" When Gulanxiu saw the painting labeled with that name, he felt that the tablet was extremely well suited to him. His affinity for the Earth Law was the strongest, and the Yanshan Chaos Tablet was also based primarily on the Earth Law. It was the most suitable one for him to comprehend right now.
After lingering briefly before the painting of the Yanshan Chaos Tablet, Gulanxiu continued onward. He still had more than twenty Chaos Tablets to look at. What if one of them suited him even better?
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Gulanxiu had now examined all forty-five Chaos Tablets, and three of them seemed especially suited to him: the Yanshan Chaos Tablet, which focused on the Earth Law; the Nine Universe Chaos Tablet, which focused on the Space Law; and the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet, which used the Earth Law as an entry point and focused on combat secret techniques.
What surprised Gulanxiu most was the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet. The other Chaos Tablets were all focused on laws. Even when they contained ways to apply those laws, the techniques still served the laws.
The Giant Axe Chaos Tablet was different: the laws served the secret technique. The image of it on the wall depicted an axe technique infused with the Earth-Space Law. By studying the technique, one could comprehend the Earth-Space Law.
To be honest, the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet was the best fit for Gulanxiu out of the three. He cultivated the Earth-Space Law, and his weapon was an axe.
The problem was that the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet taught the Earth and Space Laws side by side. That meant he would have to spend a great deal of time and energy on the Space Law. Gulanxiu's cultivation talent wasn't particularly good. If the Core Secret Realm of the Axe Fighting Arena was on par with the Virtual Universe Company's, his talent would probably place him somewhere between the Third and Fourth Secret Realms.
With talent like his, focusing on a Low-Level Law to become an Immortal probably wouldn't be too difficult. But if he got ahead of himself and spent too much time cultivating both the Earth and Space Laws, it was anyone's guess whether he'd ever break through to become an Immortal.
After hesitating for a moment, Gulanxiu gritted his teeth and made up his mind: he would choose the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet. It suited him so well that choosing it couldn't be called getting ahead of himself. Besides, if he chose another Chaos Tablet just because he was afraid he might not become an Immortal, then how could he ever become a powerhouse without the determination to charge forward fearlessly?
The road to Immortality was already difficult. In the original story, Luo Feng's cohort had a thousand geniuses, but only four eventually became Immortals: Luo Feng, Bolan, Rong Jun, and Wuka.
The rest had mostly died on the road to Immortality. The success rate was less than one percent.
And even if he managed to become an Immortal by playing it safe, so what? Luo Feng wouldn't be born for a long time yet. What made him think he'd definitely live that long?
One had to be a King or higher to qualify for resurrection by a Universe Master. Even if he chose the Yanshan Chaos Tablet and became an ordinary Immortal, he would truly be dead if he fell.
A glint of determination flashed through Gulanxiu's eyes. Just then, the Black-Robed Envoy came over and asked, "Gulanxiu! Have you chosen?"
Gulanxiu nodded. "I choose the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet!"
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