45 Chaos Tablets

"In the Chaos City, there are many super existences," the reception envoy said, turning back. "Never disturb them while they're comprehending the fundamental laws. If you do, we'll have no choice but to send you out of the Initial Universe, ending this opportunity for enlightenment."

The group nodded.

The reception envoy directly entered a nearby unoccupied small building.

"There are many small buildings inside Chaos City. If the door is pale white, it means no one lives here," the reception envoy said, pointing at the door. "Just place your hand on the door for a moment, and the sensing system inside will activate automatically, turning the door dark gray. You'll then become the owner of this residence, and your information will be recorded automatically. Each person can only choose one dwelling."

With that, the reception envoy reached the rooftop.

The rooftop was quite large, nearly a hundred meters in both length and width, enough to hold a thousand people.

"This is..." Gulanxiu saw many carved patterns and diagrams on the rooftop floor, many of which seemed mysteriously profound.

"The fundamental law of space."

"This contains the fundamental law of space," one of the accompanying Domain Lords exclaimed.

"Everyone." The reception envoy's voice entered each person's mind, jolting their souls awake. "In Chaos City, generation after generation of countless powerful beings have sat on these rooftops to comprehend the laws. During their meditation, they sometimes carved their insights. Thus, many carvings left behind by these experts, reflecting their thoughts on the fundamental laws, remain. If you're interested, most of the dwellings in Chaos City are currently unoccupied. You can visit each building one by one. Some might even contain insights left by 'Venerables.'"

The group's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"But I must tell you a very important rule!" the reception envoy said solemnly. "In the Initial Universe, humans are forbidden from killing each other. Whoever does so will die without a doubt."

"No matter who it is, even if they're the sovereign of a universe kingdom, they cannot defy the rules of Chaos City."

"Understood."

The group nodded in unison.

"The time ratio between the Initial Universe and the Original Universe is 1:3.28," the black-robed reception envoy said with a smile. "You Domain Lords can comprehend for three thousand years this time. As for you, little one, you can only comprehend for thirty years in Chaos City this time."

The last sentence was directed at Gulanxiu.

Seeing that everyone understood his words, the black-robed envoy said, "Follow me! We're going to the City Lord's Mansion!"

The group promptly followed. Nothing particularly special happened along the way. Even though the words "City Lord's Mansion" were indeed profound, limited by their comprehension, they couldn't glean anything from them.

Soon, they reached the stage of choosing a Chaos Tablet.

"There are 45 paintings on the corridor walls, corresponding to 45 Chaos Tablets. You have half an hour to choose. Go! Pick the Chaos Tablet that suits you best!" the black-robed envoy said to the group.

Gulanxiu wasn't particularly surprised to hear about 45 Chaos Tablets. After all, it was still a long way from the original story's timeline, so 45 Tablets were normal. Time was precious, and there was no room for idle thoughts—he needed to focus on choosing his Chaos Tablet.

With that thought, Gulanxiu followed the group inside.

"Golden Peak Chaos Tablet!" "Matriarch Chaos Tablet!" "Dragon Walk Chaos Tablet!"...

With limited time and a heavy task, Gulanxiu skimmed through the paintings before him, sensing the artistic conceptions contained within.

To his surprise, among these 45 Chaos Tablets, there was even a Yan God Chaos Tablet. But considering that the Yan God Race was still a branch of humanity at this stage, it made sense for Yan Emperor to leave behind a Chaos Tablet. He just wondered whether, after Yan Emperor's defection, this tablet had been renamed or destroyed.

"Yanshan Chaos Tablet!" When Gulanxiu saw the painting labeled Yanshan Chaos Tablet, he felt that this tablet suited him perfectly. His affinity for the Law of Earth was the highest, and the Yanshan Chaos Tablet was primarily based on the Law of Earth—currently the most suitable tablet for him to comprehend.

Pausing briefly before the Yanshan Chaos Tablet's painting, Gulanxiu continued forward. There were still over twenty Chaos Tablets to see! What if there was an even better fit?

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Gulanxiu had finished viewing all the Chaos Tablets. Among the forty-five, three suited him relatively well: the Yanshan Chaos Tablet, focused on the Law of Earth; the Nine Universe Chaos Tablet, focused on the Law of Space; and the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet, which used the Law of Earth as a foundation but centered on combat secret techniques.

The most surprising to Gulanxiu was the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet. The other tablets were all law-focused, with any techniques embedded within serving the laws themselves.

The Giant Axe Chaos Tablet was different—laws served the secret techniques. The image on the wall for the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet was a single axe technique containing both the Law of Earth and Space. By learning this axe technique, one could comprehend the Laws of Earth and Space.

Honestly, among these three tablets, the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet was the most fitting for Gulanxiu. He cultivated the Laws of Earth and Space, and his weapon of choice was also an axe.

But the problem was that the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet required simultaneous progress in both the Law of Earth and Space. This would inevitably consume a massive amount of time and energy on the Law of Space. Gulanxiu's cultivation talent wasn't particularly outstanding. If the Axe Fighting Arena's core secret realm was comparable to the Virtual Universe Company's, his talent probably hovered between the Third Secret Realm and the Fourth Secret Realm.

With this level of talent, focusing on a lower-level law to become an Immortal might not be too difficult. But if he aimed too high and wasted time cultivating both Earth and Space simultaneously, whether he could even break through to Immortal was uncertain!

After a moment of hesitation, Gulanxiu gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He would go with the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet. It suited him so perfectly that choosing it wasn't overreaching. And if he shied away from it out of fear of failing to become an Immortal, choosing another tablet instead, how could he ever become a true powerhouse with such a timid, indecisive mindset?

The path to Immortality was already arduous. In the original story, among the thousand geniuses in Luo Feng's generation, only four—Luo Feng, Bolan, Rong Jun, and Wuka—ultimately became Immortals.

The rest mostly fell along the path to Immortality, with a success rate of less than one percent.

And even if he managed to scrape by and become an Immortal, so what? It was still a long way from Luo Feng's birth! What made him think he could definitely survive until then?

Remember, those below the King level weren't eligible to be resurrected by Universe Masters. Even if he chose the Yanshan Chaos Tablet and became an ordinary Immortal, once he fell, he would truly be gone.

With this thought, a glint of determination flashed in Gulanxiu's eyes. Just then, the black-robed envoy arrived before him and asked, "Gulanxiu! Have you chosen?"

Gulanxiu nodded and said, "I choose the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet!"