Choosing

A moment later, the massive hatch slowly opened, revealing the Virtual Universe Company's universal headquarters continent suspended in the starry void—more magnificent than any star—unfolding before everyone's eyes.

Its vastness was boundless; compared to it, even stars were as tiny as dust.

Except for Qin Ming and Ailuos, also a member of the Primal Secret Realm, the other geniuses, after a brief moment of shock, followed the directions and transferred to different spacecraft already waiting nearby, each heading to their respective secret realms.

Soon, only Qin Ming and Ailuos remained in the hall.

Only then did Tianyu Venerable's figure appear silently before them.

"Let's go." His gaze swept over the two, pausing briefly on Qin Ming.

"I'll take you to the Primal Secret Realm."

The Primal Secret Realm, as the core within the core of the Virtual Universe Company, was located closest to the company's universal headquarters.

Thus, although Qin Ming and Ailuos were the last to leave the headquarters continent, they arrived earlier than other geniuses heading to more distant secret realms.

The spacecraft directly teleported into the special spacetime region where the Primal Secret Realm resided.

As Qin Ming stepped off the spacecraft onto the land of the Primal Secret Realm, thick with dense cosmic energy and resembling a celestial paradise, those waiting to welcome him immediately approached.

"Prince Qin Ming, Prince Ailuos." A white-haired elder in a simple white robe smiled and bowed.

"I am Aituo'er, the administrator in charge of daily affairs in the Primal District. Please follow me, both princes."

Under Aituo'er's guidance, the two flew toward the core area of the Primal District.

"Every member of the Primal Secret Realm enjoys the highest standard of treatment," Aituo'er explained as they flew.

"First, you will be assigned a complete guard corps, led by an immortal army commander.

More importantly, princes may freely choose any immortal spirit to serve as a long-term personal teacher residing in their estate, providing one-on-one guidance.

Therefore, the number of immortal spirits in the Primal District exceeds that of the princes themselves."

He pointed into the distance at the sprawling, endless estate clusters below: "The entire Primal District currently has 115 estates.

Among them, 100 princes are at the Domain Lord level, 10 at the Domain Master level, and originally only 3 at the Universe level. Now, with both princes added, there are 5."

"That one," Aituo'er indicated an estate with particularly exquisite scenery and a grand, imposing layout.

"Estate number 114 is your residence, Prince Qin Ming."

"Prince Ailuos, your estate number 115 is in another area. I will take you there shortly."

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The three landed before the towering, majestic main gate of Estate 114.

At this moment, a neatly arranged line was already waiting before the estate's main gate.

At the front was an immortal spirit with a presence as deep as the ocean, wearing a respectful smile.

Behind him stood over a thousand powerful warriors with sharp, unified auras, at least at the Domain Master level, forming a guard corps phalanx.

Further back were tens of thousands of servants in uniform attire, their postures humble, arranged in a phalanx.

"Prince!" The leading immortal spirit bowed slightly.

"Greetings, Prince!" Over a thousand guard warriors knelt on one knee in unison, their voices resounding with iron-blooded loyalty.

"Greetings, Prince!"

Tens of thousands of servants prostrated themselves entirely, their postures exceedingly reverent. They had all been carefully selected and trained by the Virtual Universe Company.

"Prince Qin Ming," Aituo'er introduced.

"This is the leader of your guard corps, Aisi! He is a powerful immortal spirit who has reached the King level.

Under normal circumstances, a prince's guard leader is only an immortal army commander. Lord Aisi is a special case."

"Prince," the immortal named Aisi bowed again.

"I have been ordered by Guiyi Venerable to serve as your guard leader."

"Guiyi Venerable?"

Qin Ming understood inwardly—this must be an arrangement by his senior, the Cosmic Overlord. He nodded: "I appreciate your efforts, Mr. Aisi."

Ailuos, standing nearby, could not hide the envy in his eyes. He knew well that he could never have a King-level immortal as his guard leader; this was undoubtedly a special privilege reserved for Qin Ming.

"Prince Qin Ming, I will now take Prince Ailuos to his estate," Aituo'er said at the right moment.

"If you have any questions or needs, you may directly instruct Aisi or contact me through the virtual universe."

"Alright, thank you, Mr. Aituo'er." Qin Ming expressed his gratitude.

Watching Aituo'er leave with Ailuos, Qin Ming turned and looked at the vast estate before him, now his own, as well as the guards and servants awaiting his command.

Life in the Primal Secret Realm had officially begun.

And his first task was to settle in... then handle that crucial "apprentice ceremony gift."

Inside the estate, Qin Ming casually chose the most secluded building, one with its own cultivation chamber, as his residence.

He turned to the guard captain standing at attention beside him and said, "Sir Aisi, from today onward, unless I give explicit instructions, I do not wish for anyone to enter this training room and disturb me."

"As you command!" Aisi bowed in acknowledgment, his demeanor showing not a hint of negligence.

Though he was a Sealed King Undying, he was all too aware of the terrifying potential of the young lord before him and the towering backing behind him.

Putting on airs?

That was absolutely out of the question.

Once Aisi had withdrawn, Qin Ming focused his mind and connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe.

Inside the virtual study of Estate No. 114 in the Primal Secret Realm, Rain Phase Mountain.

"Xiaoye, help me pull up all classification information on special lifeforms from the Virtual Universe Company's treasury, especially those with unique talents suitable as avatars." Qin Ming instructed.

"Yes, Master!" The voice of the intelligent lifeform Xiaoye rang out, tinged with a hint of excitement.

As Qin Ming's intelligent assistant, its permissions within the Virtual Universe had risen accordingly, allowing it to access far more core data than before.

Qin Ming waited quietly.

As a personal disciple of Chaos City Lord, his authority level within the Virtual Universe Company was extremely high, granting him access to nearly all non-absolutely-classified information, including detailed records on many peculiar lifeforms across the universe.

This was one of the reasons he had chosen to make his decision only after arriving at the Primal Secret Realm.

Soon, a massive virtual screen unfurled before Qin Ming, displaying a sea of information entries, complete with images and text, meticulously detailing one special lifeform after another recorded in the Virtual Universe Company's database.

From common flesh-and-blood lifeforms and metallic lifeforms to rare beings from certain secret realms with bloodlines defying the heavens—the depth of information was enough to astonish any Undying deity.

Qin Ming's gaze swept rapidly across the screen, his mind filtering and comparing at lightning speed.

There, prominently listed, were the records of the twelve Star Beasts.

Among them, the Golden Horned Behemoth was the most suitable.

If he could use an avatar to hatch another avatar, it would indeed be an excellent choice for a clone.

But that was not permitted by the rules of the Primal Universe.