Tai Chu Secret Realm

A few days passed quickly, and the whale-shaped Spaceship arrived, along with the Nine Sword Venerable, to pick up Xu Qing others and take them away.

"Assemble!" A voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Xu Qing and his group were already prepared, so they rushed to the whale-shaped Spaceship immediately.

Soon, Xu Qing and his group arrived at the Spaceship's main hall.

There were a thousand geniuses when they arrived, but now only a little over eight hundred remain. The rest have perished at the hands of the Chaos Beast.

"Luo Feng, you really are a monster!" Wuka and Rong Jun surrounded Luo Feng, looking at him like he was a monster.

They never expected that Luo Feng would launch a final charge and break through the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge.

Even Bolan got stuck on the seventh floor and couldn't get past it.

Doesn't this mean that in the thirty years of the Initial Universe, Luo Feng has already surpassed Bolan, the number one Genius Battle? That's too amazing.

"Haha, I was lucky to get past the seventh floor, otherwise I would have been stuck there too," Luo Feng chuckled.

"Tch, why don't we have that kind of luck?" Of course, they didn't believe it.

Not far away, Bolan stood there, glancing in Luo Feng's direction from time to time, doubting himself, "Did I really make the wrong choice?"

There are three paths to comprehend the <Universe Chaos Stele>: one is to focus on space and supplement it with time; another is to focus on time and supplement it with space; and the last is to cultivate both simultaneously without prioritizing one over the other.

Without a doubt, the third route was the most difficult, but Bolan had great ambitions and chose the third route.

Now that Luo Feng has surpassed him, he's starting to doubt whether he made the wrong choice.

Because the Immortal teachers in the Primitive Zone did not recommend that he take the most difficult route of dual cultivation, but instead suggested that he take the route of focusing on space and supplementing it with time.

"Little Bolan, your eyes look so melancholy. Are you homesick, missing the scenery of your hometown?" Xu Qing's voice came.

Bolan snapped out of his reverie and looked at Xu Qing. "Which route did you choose?"

"Which route?" Xu Qing asked, puzzled.

"When you try to comprehend the <Universe Chaos Stele>, do you focus primarily on time, or space, or both?" Bolan explained.

Xu Qing patted his chest, "We have to take a two-pronged approach. It's difficult, but people need to have dreams. What's the difference between someone without dreams and a salted fish?"

"I, Xu Qing, will never be a salted fish. If I'm going to be one, I'll be a lively, jumping salted fish."

Bolan was speechless; this guy really did come up with something out of thin air, and even made it sound plausible.

Buzz!

At that moment, a powerful pressure swept over, silencing everyone.

Then the figure of the Nine Sword Venerable appeared, and unlike last time, he was filled with majesty.

"Your class had a very low mortality rate, but your performance was excellent. Bolan, Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Xu Qing all performed very well."

"Especially Luo Feng, I didn't expect you to reach the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge and surpass Bolan. Bolan, you need to work harder," the Nine Sword Venerable specifically pointed out to the two of them.

"It's all thanks to the teacher's guidance," Luo Feng said with a slight smile.

"I will catch up with you," Bolan said, his fighting spirit soaring as he looked at Luo Feng.

The Nine Sword Venerable nodded; he was also looking forward to seeing the two of them chase each other.

"Your training in Chaos City has officially ended. Next, you will be divided into four teams and head to the Primal Secret Realm, the Primordial Tai Chu Secret Realm, the Heaven and Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, and the Doomsday Secret Realm, respectively."

"Once you reach the secret realm, things won't be so peaceful. I wish you good luck, and I hope you'll all still be here when we meet again," Nine Sword Venerable said as he escorted Xu Qing and the others to the Virtual Universe headquarters before departing.

Next, Xu Qing and the other eight people, transported by Spaceship, headed to the Tai Chu Secret Realm.

According to the staff, the four secret realms are not in the same place, and they are not even in the same Universe Country. They are far apart, measured in light-years.

The so-called secret realms are actually Cosmic Secret Realm, but they have been explored, cleaned, and transformed by the Virtual Universe Company, and then turned into safe zones.

The secret realm contains abundant Universe Origin Energy, making it ideal for cultivation.

Next, Xu Qing and the other eight were sent to different places. Their living and cultivation places were Star Fragment, surrounding a super-large ice star in the center.

"Your Highness," a group of people flew over, the leader of whom was Lena, the head of Xu Qing's guard.

Xu Qing smiled. "Lena, we've finally met."

"Yes, Your Highness, please come with me," Lena smiled slightly and led Xu Qing to an ancient and enormous manor.

The configurations of the Tai Chu Zone in the real and Virtual Universe are roughly the same.

"Your Highness, the permissions in the Virtual Universe will change after we leave Chaos City. Please be careful," Lena reminded her.

"Okay," Xu Qing nodded and went into the house.

Virtual Universe, Tai Chu Zone.

Xu Qing noticed a new folder on his computer screen. He opened it and saw three icons: Life, Study, and Cultivation.

After he opened and read them one by one, he understood.

"Akaro, we can change our Spaceship now. Class D Spaceship are all free, although they're not as good as Class E," Xu Qing said.

Akaro didn't think so. Its previous Spaceship was a C-class, and this time it was a D-class, which was an upgrade. Moreover, it could directly choose D9-class, which even Domain Lord Ninth Stage couldn't break through.

"Let's choose a few D9-class Spaceship, we'll need them for future trips. Then there are the Nutrient Pod, I should also upgrade my level, let's upgrade to the ninth level of the Universe Level first. The breakthrough process should be slow, carefully feel it, and do it perfectly," Xu Qing rubbed his chin.

Then, Xu Qing placed the order directly.

"Elder Brother, isn't one Spaceship enough? Aren't three Spaceship too many?" Akaro, puzzled.

Xu Qing shook his head. "No, no, no, one ship is not enough. What if it breaks down? What if it gets blown up by the enemy? We need a backup."

"That's right, as expected of the Elder Brother, he's so thoughtful," Akaro suddenly realized.

As for how to transport the three Spaceship, that's not a problem at all, because Luo Feng bought a relatively large space bracelet with several dozen points, which is more than enough to hold several Spaceship.

He hadn't used his points much, and with the points from crossing the Heavenly Bridge, he still had over 24,000 points left.

Cultivation in the secret realm relies almost entirely on points.

Therefore, they need to cultivate while also earning points.

There are many ways to earn points. One is to cross the Heavenly Bridge, but it doesn't earn you a lot of points. Besides the Heavenly Bridge, there are also the Illusion Sea and the Immortal Altar, which also allow you to earn points, but they don't earn you a lot of points either.

The Illusion Sea tests the strength of a cultivator's consciousness and will, while the Immortal Altar tests the power exerted by the body.

The only way to earn a lot of points is by completing tasks.

The missions are divided into five levels: Safe Level, normal, difficult, dangerous, and desperate.

The Safe Level has the lowest mortality rate, only 10%, followed by the normal level at 20%, the difficult level at 50%, and the desperate level at 90%.

"These missions were probably deliberately arranged by the Virtual Universe Company for training purposes. Although the level of danger is increasing, they give people the freedom to choose."

"Furthermore, the Virtual Universe Company wouldn't assign these dangerous missions randomly; there must be some reward involved. They wouldn't just give some points, otherwise it would be strange to die for points."

"It's just like playing a video game. When you beat the game, there's always an unexpected surprise, like a big treasure chest," Xu Qing thought to himself.

Because if it were him, he would have made the same arrangement. Geniuses are precious treasures; it's impossible not to feel heartbroken if they die. Clearing the game would definitely be a huge reward.

"Let's see if my brother-in-law has any ideas first. There's no restriction on doing the mission alone," Xu Qing muttered.

One day later, the three Spaceship and Nutrient Pod that Xu Qing had ordered arrived.

"Your Highness, what do you need so many D-class Spaceship for?" Lena asked curiously.

"We'll use one ship, and keep two as backups," Xu Qing explained.

Lena was taken aback; so that's how it is.

After moving the Nutrient Pod into the room, Xu Qing began soaking in Nutrient Pod. He was at the Cosmic Level Third Order, so it would only take him a little over two months to reach the ninth level of the Universe Level.

Two months later, Xu Qing stepped out of the Nutrient Pod, and both his Warrior and Spirit Controller levels had reached the ninth rank of the Universe Level.

"This Nutrient Pod is really great, it saves so much trouble," Xu Qing said, full of energy.

If one relies on absorbing cosmic energy on their own, it would be difficult to cultivate to the ninth level of the Universe Level in less than ten years.

"I'll adjust myself first and try to break through again later," Xu Qing said, not in a hurry to break through to the Domain Lord level. Breaking through too quickly is not a good thing, as it can easily lead to an unstable foundation.

No matter how talented he is, he cannot guarantee that he has reached perfection in every aspect.

"Xiao Qing, come to the Immortal Altar," Luo Feng sent a message that day.

The Immortal Altar Plane.

This was Xu Qing's first time here, and the Origin Law, genetic Origin Energy, and Spiritual Force were all obscured.

"Brother-in-law, are you testing your physical strength?" Xu Qing walked up to a golden altar and looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng nodded. "I've been focusing on comprehending the Origin Law lately, neglecting these basics. My power unit is only thirty-seven, which is terrible."

"A unit of force? It must be the Strength Amplitude, right?" Xu Qing asked, puzzled.

Luo Feng shook his head. "Actually, saying amplitude is inaccurate, because only after perfect control of the body and the exertion unit reaches one hundred, the part exceeding that can be considered amplitude."

"Besides physical exertion, willpower is also crucial. The stronger the willpower, the stronger the control over consciousness, and the stronger the consciousness, the stronger the mental power."

Upon hearing Luo Feng's words, Xu Qing immediately understood.

"Xiao Qing, try it and see what the unit of force is," Luo Feng said.

"Okay," Xu Qing nodded, then went to another golden altar and struck the target with his fist, elbow, head, knee and foot in one second.

Luo Feng valued Xu Qing's attack process, which felt very smooth and effortless.

"Ninety-two units, ninety-two units... ninety-two units, score is ninety-two units, points earned: 31,000."

Data appeared on the screen.

Reaching 50 points earns you 1,000 points; reaching 60 earns you 2,000 points, and so on, doubling until reaching 90, where you earn 16,000 points.

Therefore, Xu Qing received 31,000 points.

If the number of units exerted reaches one hundred, then a reward of 50,000 points will be given directly, because reaching one hundred units exerted is already at the level of Immortal.

"This..." Luo Feng was stunned. All ninety-twos! This control over power was beyond heaven.

Moreover, the number of units exerted is almost one hundred, which is more than twice that of his.

"Hahaha... Luo Feng, look at your power unit, it's so much worse than Xu Qing's, and you still called him over, aren't you just humiliating yourself?" Babata laughed loudly.

Luo Feng's face darkened. This Babata, now he's starting to laugh at him too, huh?

"This test is unscientific. How can you hit your head like that? What if you hurt your head?" Xu Qing touched his forehead.

Luo Feng fell into deep thought. It seemed that since the Genius Battle, he had greatly neglected basic cultivation.

He is Spirit Controller, so his physical strength is lower, but his Spiritual Force is not much higher either, not even as high as Xu Qing's.

It should be noted that his consciousness strength was based on that of the Golden Horned Behemoth, already reaching the seventh level of the Domain Lord.

From willpower to consciousness to Spiritual Force, Luo Feng was very confident in his willpower, and could even completely control the consciousness of a seventh-level Domain Lord. The problem was that he could not make the transition from consciousness to Spiritual Force.

"A tall building starts from the ground up; the foundation cannot be neglected. In my future cultivation, I must focus on the foundation," Luo Feng thought to himself, making sure that every step he took was flawless.

Upon realizing this, Luo Feng's gaze suddenly became as sharp and piercing as a knife.

Xu Qing immediately noticed the change in Luo Feng's aura. "Brother-in-law, what are you doing? Are you searching for enemies in the void?"

Luo Feng's eye twitched. "Nonsense, let's go check out the Illusion Sea."

Next, the two arrived at the Illusion Sea Plane.

The black sea stretched to the horizon, and an island came into view, its waves roaring, giving it an air of mystery and ethereal beauty.

"Xiao Qing, why don't you give it a try first?" Luo Feng asked, looking at him.

"Great!" Xu Qing was also curious about this Illusion Sea, wondering how it differed from the illusions of the illusionists at the Heavenly Bridge.

Xu Qing then landed on the first island.

When Xu Qing landed on the island, scenes from Earth appeared on screen—scenes of the Jiangnan Base City.

"Naive, ridiculous," Xu Qing said, flicking his hand, shattering the illusion.

Next, Xu Qing landed on the second island, and an illusion appeared, transforming the scene into Wilderness Zone many monsters pounced on him.

"Low-level, too low-level," Xu Qing snorted, and the illusion shattered.

On the third island, Xu Qing saw the figures of Xu Xin, Qin Lin, and Zhao Ruo. They were covered in blood, as if they had been attacked and killed by monsters, and their deaths were extremely tragic.

"Damn it, come out here! I want to fight you for thirty thousand rounds!" Xu Qing said angrily. This was too despicable.

Then, Xu Qing angrily boarded the fourth island.

The illusion rapidly formed, Xu Qing was furious. "Who's so despicable? I despise you! I curse you to be single for life, no, for ten lifetimes!"

Because the scene showed Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo embracing another man, and they were very intimate.

Fortunately, when they arrived at the fifth island, the scene was no longer the immoral kind, but rather a very sensual one. A group of beautiful older women surrounded him, praising his handsomeness and saying that everyone loved him and flowers bloomed for him.

"Not bad, not bad, you have good taste. Here's a little red flower as a reward. That's all, bye-bye," Xu Qing waved his sleeve, leaving without a trace, leaving those women heartbroken.

Just when Xu Qing thought the following illusions wouldn't be so disgusting, the illusion on the sixth island directly showed Qin Lin and Zhao Ruo dressed provocatively and seducing him.