Ch. 141Farm's Back Hill

Chapter Summary: “Back Hill of the Farm”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang uses a Level 4 Foraging Permit, which grants him one hour of access to the farm’s Back Hill.
  • He is teleported to the mountain’s foot and discovers that:
    • A barrier prevents him from returning to the farm prematurely.
    • A countdown shows he has approximately sixty minutes to forage.
    • The Back Hill is unnaturally vast. Despite flying, running, and using teleportation, he cannot appear to get closer to the summit.
  • Unable to travel efficiently upward, Xiao Yang begins searching the nearby area with a high-precision detector and mechanical puppets controlled by Number One.
  • The detector fails to identify valuable crops because many mountain goods look like ordinary plants. Xiao Yang therefore relies on visual inspection and the information displayed when he examines them.
  • He discovers several valuable resources:
    • Level 4 Goji Berries, which can grant a Cosmic Bloodline and increase genetic strength to three times for suitable beings below the Immortal level.
    • Level 3 Enlightenment Tea Leaves, growing naturally in larger quantities than the farm-grown version.
    • Various wild vegetables, fruits, and medicinal herbs, many of which duplicate resources already available on the farm.
    • A rare Level 6 Wild Ginseng, capable of increasing a qualified lifeform’s genetic level tenfold.
  • Xiao Yang personally digs up and preserves the Level 6 Wild Ginseng, recognizing it as significantly more powerful than the Level 5 variety he previously consumed.
  • Most of the resources he finds are Level 4 or lower, with only a few reaching Level 5. He suspects the quality of the mountain goods is restricted by the level of his Foraging Permit.
  • As the hour nears its end, Xiao Yang orders Number One to gather all the robots near him, uncertain whether robots left elsewhere will be transported out with him.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang demonstrates practical adaptability. When flight and teleportation prove ineffective, he quickly changes tactics and focuses on local searching.
  • His knowledge of ordinary Earth plants allows him to recognize valuable resources that mechanical instruments cannot identify.
  • He becomes increasingly systematic, delegating routine harvesting to the robots while personally investigating potentially rare or powerful crops.
  • His discovery of the Level 6 Wild Ginseng reinforces his growing awareness that the Back Hill may contain resources stronger than anything currently cultivated on his farm.
  • Xiao Yang also displays caution by recalling the robots before the permit expires, showing concern for preserving his tools and avoiding unexpected losses.

Significant Themes

  • Hidden value beneath ordinary appearances: The mountain goods look like common plants, but many possess extraordinary genetic and bloodline-enhancing effects.
  • Limits and progression: The Back Hill’s enormous scale and the permit’s level restrictions suggest that Xiao Yang’s access and rewards are governed by a larger progression system.
  • Technology and personal judgment: Detectors and robots improve Xiao Yang’s efficiency, but they cannot replace his own ability to recognize and inspect valuable resources.
  • Resource gathering and optimization: Xiao Yang balances exploration, delegation, and time management to maximize the benefits of a limited one-hour opportunity.
  • Discovery of greater potential: The rare Level 6 Wild Ginseng hints that the Back Hill may hold even more powerful treasures as Xiao Yang gains higher-level permits.

Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang works closely with Number One, instructing it to coordinate the mechanical puppets.
  • Number One’s robots scout the surrounding area, photograph plants, mark their locations, and harvest resources.
  • Although there is little direct interpersonal interaction, the cooperation between Xiao Yang and Number One highlights a practical partnership: Xiao Yang identifies and evaluates resources, while the robots handle large-scale collection.

Ch. 142Wild Peanuts

Chapter Summary: “Wild Peanut”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • With the Back Hill gathering event nearly over, Xiao Yang recalls most of his robots and stores them in his World Ring.
  • He intentionally leaves several robots outside, carrying low-value items such as Level-3 Enlightenment Tea Leaves, to test whether anything outside his immediate possession will be transported with him.
  • When the countdown ends, Xiao Yang and the remaining robots successfully return to the farm. This confirms that robots sent away from him—and the goods they carry—can also leave Back Hill with him.
  • Xiao Yang attempts to reenter Back Hill but discovers that access is unavailable once the gathering event ends. He realizes he must wait for another event or a future method of entering the area freely.
  • He examines his harvest and finds thousands of Level-4-and-below crops, four Level-5 crops, and one Level-6 Wild Ginseng.
  • The most valuable discoveries are Level-5 Goji Berries, Wild Peanuts, and Jianshou Mushrooms. The chapter focuses especially on the Wild Peanut’s ability to create temporary avatars.

Character Development

  • Xiao Yang becomes more strategic and experimental. Rather than simply collecting resources, he tests the rules governing Back Hill, transportation, and the limits of the gathering event.
  • His understanding of the farm’s resources continues to expand. He recognizes that some crops are not directly useful for strengthening himself but can dramatically increase his influence and productivity.
  • Xiao Yang gains five avatars from a single Level-5 Wild Peanut pod. Although each avatar possesses only one ten-thousandth of his strength and lasts ten years, they share his consciousness and can perform tasks independently.
  • He discovers that the avatars can use laws and comprehend them, unlike ordinary avatars in the normal universe. This gives him a new way to study multiple laws simultaneously.
  • Xiao Yang immediately assigns the avatars to work in the Game World, where they can cultivate Blueberries, manage World Rings, and generate Copper Coins while he remains elsewhere.

Significant Themes

  • Resource management and experimentation: Xiao Yang carefully evaluates which resources are worth preserving and tests the system’s rules rather than relying on assumptions.
  • Expansion of influence: The Wild Peanut allows Xiao Yang to extend his presence through avatars, overcoming the limitation that he cannot freely enter the Game World or Back Hill.
  • The value of seemingly ordinary objects: A common-looking crop such as Wild Peanut proves more strategically useful than some higher-level resources.
  • Growth through efficiency: The avatars allow Xiao Yang to divide his attention, perform farm work, and cultivate different laws at the same time.
  • Discovery of hidden possibilities: The unexpected ability of the avatars to comprehend laws suggests that the farm’s powers may operate according to rules different from those of the normal universe.

Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang interacts primarily with his robots and avatars rather than with other named characters.
  • He directs the robots to gather resources, carry selected items, and test whether they can return from Back Hill with him.
  • After creating the five avatars, Xiao Yang gives them customized World Rings and nutrient solution, assigning them to remain in the Game World and manage cultivation operations.
  • The avatars function as extensions of Xiao Yang’s consciousness, allowing him to control them smoothly while also letting them act and comprehend laws independently.

Ch. 143Jianshou Mushroom

Chapter Summary: Jianshou Mushroom

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang plans to have his Avatar focus on comprehending the Fire Origin Law, which he currently understands best, while his true body concentrates on breaking through the Time Origin Law. The Avatar may occasionally study the Space Origin Law to keep his progress in Time and Space balanced.
  • He confirms that Wild Peanut’s duration-enhancing effect can stack. After eating several servings, he extends his Avatar’s remaining existence to forty years.
  • Xiao Yang prepares for his upcoming visit to Chaos City, taking into account the different time-flow rates between the Initial Universe, the Primordial Universe, and his current location.
  • He leaves multiple Avatars in the Game World with supplies and plans to keep another Avatar on Earth.
  • Through experimentation, he discovers that his true body can use the Game World to exit at an Avatar’s entry location. This effectively allows him to travel quickly between distant locations. Avatars can also benefit from buffs consumed by the true body, such as Enlightenment Tea Leaves.
  • Xiao Yang examines the final Level-5 mountain product he obtained: the Jianshou Mushroom. Eating it causes a one-month illusion that tempers the user’s willpower, potentially raising it to the peak World Lord level without lasting harm if the process fails.
  • He decides to test it on himself. To guard against possible danger, he arranges for an Avatar and a robot to stand by with Level-6 cauliflower, which functions as an antidote.
  • Xiao Yang cooks the mushrooms with chicken and eats the entire dish. He immediately falls into an illusion involving several beautiful women attempting to serve and entertain him.
  • His Avatar remains outside the illusion but can perceive what Xiao Yang’s true body is experiencing. Since there appears to be no danger, the Avatar chooses not to interfere and instead observes the mushroom’s effects.
  • While one Avatar monitors Xiao Yang, the others return to farming with the planting robots inside their customized World Rings.

Character Development

  • Xiao Yang becomes increasingly methodical and cautious in managing his cultivation, Avatars, resources, and future preparations for Chaos City.
  • He demonstrates growing strategic awareness by balancing his comprehension of different Origin Laws and preparing contingencies before testing an unfamiliar crop.
  • His discovery of the Game World’s teleportation-like function significantly expands his mobility and gives him another powerful logistical advantage.
  • Xiao Yang also recognizes the importance of willpower for his future development and is willing to personally endure an illusion to strengthen it.
  • The Avatar displays independent judgment and practical discipline. Although it finds the true body’s illusion embarrassing and bizarre, it calmly monitors him rather than interfering unnecessarily.

Significant Themes

  • Preparation and risk management: Xiao Yang carefully tests new abilities and prepares antidotes, guards, and backup plans.
  • Cultivation through unusual resources: The Farm Game continues to provide rare crops that grant abilities unavailable through ordinary cultivation.
  • The importance of willpower: The Jianshou Mushroom introduces willpower as a crucial future strength, potentially allowing Xiao Yang’s mental realm to surpass his physical cultivation.
  • Efficiency and control: Xiao Yang uses Avatars, robots, stacked buffs, and the Game World to maximize cultivation time and resource production.
  • Unity and separation of self: Although the true body and Avatar share the same soul and will, they can act independently in some situations, highlighting the advantages and limitations of Xiao Yang’s Avatar techniques.

Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang coordinates with his Avatars and Number One’s robot subprograms to conduct experiments and protect his true body.
  • The Avatar observes the true body’s illusion, reacting with disapproval to his indulgent behavior but ultimately choosing not to intervene.
  • The illusion includes women from the Foxfolk, Dream Shellfolk, and Dream Spiralwing races, with a Dream Spiralwing woman appearing to offer Xiao Yang personal service.
  • The Avatars and planting robots continue working together, with some guarding Xiao Yang while others manage farming operations.

Ch. 144The First Level-7 Crop!

Chapter Summary: “The First Level-7 Crop!”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Over the course of a month, Xiao Yang’s true body is trapped in repeated illusions created by the Level-5 Jianshou Mushroom.
  • The illusions range from fantasies of power, wealth, and romance—such as ruling the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space and being loved by a Zerg Queen—to horrifying scenarios involving Earth’s capture and his own rebirth as a weak monster.
  • Xiao Yang initially recognizes the illusions, but their endless variety and realism gradually overwhelm him. After several days, he completely loses himself in them.
  • When the month ends, Xiao Yang awakens with lingering confusion but quickly regains his clarity. He senses that his willpower has significantly improved, though he does not know its exact level.
  • To test the improvement, he enters the Custom Killing Grounds and challenges a familiar opponent skilled in soul illusions. Unlike before, Xiao Yang can now detect weaknesses within the illusion instead of relying solely on his laws to destroy it.
  • He uses his Fire Origin Law and Space Origin Law to break through the illusion much faster than previously, confirming that the Jianshou Mushroom strengthened his will.
  • Xiao Yang returns to the Game World and continues farming. His avatars and planting robots are still working to fill the enormous customized World Rings with crops.
  • He stores the remaining Jianshou Mushrooms, disinfects the kitchen knife used to cut them, and begins a lottery using one quadrillion Voucher Points.
  • His first Level-7 crop is a Level-7 Watermelon Seed. Once matured, the watermelon can restore all the Divine Power of a Primary Marquis-level Immortal with a ten-meter body and a onefold genetic level.
  • Ripening the seed costs only 0.1 Silver Coins, but the finished watermelon is extraordinarily valuable. Xiao Yang estimates that it could be worth at least one hundred million Chaos Units.
  • Because of its immense energy density, Xiao Yang does not dare eat it, recalling that even a Level-6 Watermelon nearly overwhelmed his body.

Character Development

  • Xiao Yang’s willpower improves substantially. The month spent enduring illusions exposes the weakness in his mental resilience, but surviving the experience strengthens his ability to recognize and resist soul illusions.
  • He becomes more self-aware, realizing that his previously smooth cultivation path and reliance on his system had left his will weaker than that of other powerful beings.
  • Xiao Yang also shows greater caution regarding powerful resources. Although he is curious about the Level-7 Watermelon’s taste, he wisely avoids consuming it because its energy could seriously injure him.
  • His confidence in the Farm Game’s value increases, as the Jianshou Mushroom and Level-7 Watermelon both prove capable of producing effects far beyond ordinary treasures.

Significant Themes

  • Trials produce growth: Xiao Yang’s mental weakness is exposed through the illusions, but enduring them leads directly to stronger willpower.
  • The system’s increasing scale: The transition from Level-6 to Level-7 crops marks a major advancement, with Level-7 resources now affecting Immortal-level beings.
  • Power and value: The watermelon’s simple appearance contrasts sharply with its enormous economic and strategic worth.
  • Caution before strength: Xiao Yang possesses access to powerful items but is not yet strong enough to use them casually, emphasizing the gap between obtaining treasures and safely benefiting from them.
  • Continuity and symbolism: The watermelon was the first crop Xiao Yang encountered after obtaining the Farm Game, making its reappearance as his first Level-7 crop a meaningful coincidence.

Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang has no major direct interactions with other characters in the chapter.
  • His primary “interaction” is with the illusionary versions of himself, where he experiences alternate lives involving powerful figures, beautiful women, other races, Zerg royalty, and the fate of Earth.
  • He also confronts a simulated illusion specialist in the Virtual Universe. This encounter serves as a test of his newly strengthened will and demonstrates his improved ability to resist soul-based attacks.

Ch. 145Crops That Boosted Amplitude Secret Techniques!

Chapter Summary: “Crops That Increase Amplitude Secret Arts!”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang continues drawing Level-7 Seeds, obtaining familiar crops such as rice, corn, and blueberries. Most of them restore Divine Power, since many lower-level effects—healing, Genetic Origin Energy recovery, or Psychic Power enhancement—ultimately become Divine Power restoration after reaching immortality.
  • Crops connected to the Origin Laws are extremely rare. Only about twenty such varieties exist among tens of thousands of crops: ten that increase law affinity and ten that contain law insights.
  • Because the odds of drawing both a Level-7 Seed and a law-related crop are astronomically low, Xiao Yang doubts he can obtain all of them again. His limited time and location in a small starfield also prevent him from gathering more Universe Crystals for additional draws.
  • Among the new crops, Xiao Yang discovers seeds that temporarily enhance Body Amplitude and Soul Amplitude. These abilities are highly valuable because most cultivators either need enormous resources or exceptional comprehension to raise their amplitude.
  • He obtains Level-7 Spinach, which increases Body Amplitude by twentyfold, up to the Primordial Universe limit of a hundredfold. The effect lasts at least a century and potentially millions of years for someone as weak as Xiao Yang compared with stronger cultivators.
  • He then obtains Level-7 Bananas, which permanently raise a cultivator’s Force-Exertion Amplitude to a hundredfold, provided the user is below the Immortal level and has not already reached that limit.
  • Xiao Yang plants, matures, and harvests the bananas immediately. After eating one, he gains both a large amount of energy and an instinctive understanding of a perfect Force-Exertion Secret Art.
  • The banana’s energy advances his cultivation to the fourth stage of the Cosmic level. He then tests the newly acquired technique with a punch, producing a sonic boom and striking with one hundred times his former power.

Character Development

  • Xiao Yang becomes increasingly aware of the enormous value of the crops he is obtaining. He considers their potential market value, especially for powerful cultivators willing to spend hundreds of billions or trillions of Chaos Units on life-saving temporary enhancements.
  • His confidence in the crop system grows as he realizes Level-7 crops may provide not only temporary boosts but also permanent improvements.
  • By consuming the Level-7 Banana, Xiao Yang gains a complete Force-Exertion Secret Art instinctively, greatly increasing his combat potential and advancing his cultivation.

Significant Themes

  • Rarity and probability: The chapter emphasizes how extraordinarily unlikely it is to obtain Level-7 crops, especially those related to Origin Laws or permanent enhancements.
  • Value of resources versus comprehension: Amplitude secret arts can be achieved through costly physical resources or difficult understanding. Xiao Yang’s crops offer a third, exceptionally efficient path.
  • Power growth and optimization: The crops allow Xiao Yang to bypass conventional training limitations and rapidly improve his physical strength, energy, and combat abilities.
  • Temporary versus permanent power: The contrast between Level-7 Spinach’s temporary Body Amplitude boost and the Level-7 Banana’s permanent enhancement highlights the increasing significance of higher-level crops.

Character Interactions

  • There are no major interpersonal interactions in this chapter. The focus is on Xiao Yang’s interaction with the crop-drawing system, the harvested plants, and the effects they have on his body, mind, cultivation, and combat power.

Ch. 146Konjac, Aloe Vera, and Chili Pepper

Chapter Summary: “Konjac, Aloe Vera, and Chili Pepper”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang continues practicing his spear-based Force-Exertion Secret Art, which he purchased from the Universe Galaxy Bank after finding the techniques used by Hu Yan Bo’s slaves unsuitable.
  • After consuming a Level-7 Banana, his force exertion rises from fifty-three times to one hundred times. He can use this power smoothly with both secret arts and movement techniques.
  • He realizes the banana’s most important benefit is not the temporary increase itself, but the possibility that higher-level game crops can permanently convert temporary enhancements into lasting abilities.
  • Xiao Yang finishes using his enormous supply of lottery draws and obtains more than a hundred batches of Level-7 seeds. Most restore Divine Power, but several rare crops attract his attention:
    • Level-7 Konjac: Highly poisonous and capable of destroying Immortal Divine Power.
    • Level-7 Aloe Vera: Temporarily changes the user’s appearance and aura for at least ten years, though it only works on cultivators below the Universe Master level.
    • Level-7 Chili Pepper: Provides complete insights into the Fire Origin Law.
  • He ripens and stores the new crops, planning to test Konjac’s toxicity and possibly develop weapons coated with Konjac powder.
  • Xiao Yang consumes the Level-7 Chili Pepper. Because its energy and law insights are extremely intense, he takes three days to finish it and must carefully control its absorption.
  • Afterward, he returns to reality and has an avatar use Aloe Vera to disguise itself while traveling around and selling lower-level crops in exchange for Universe Crystals.
  • He intends to gather as many resources as possible before entering Chaos City.

Character Development

  • Xiao Yang’s combat ability improves substantially: His force exertion reaches the hundredfold level, giving him a major boost in physical and secret-art power.
  • He becomes more analytical about the game’s crops, recognizing that their higher levels may produce permanent transformations, complete law comprehension, or other effects that rival rare treasures of the Primordial Universe.
  • His understanding of the Fire Origin Law advances significantly. With the Level-7 Chili Pepper supplementing his previous Level-6 Chili Pepper consumption, he expects to reach the level of receiving law recognition during his thirty years in Chaos City.
  • Xiao Yang also grows more cautious and methodical. He avoids directly absorbing the Chili Pepper’s violent energy and plans to test Konjac safely in the Virtual Universe before using it in combat.
  • He begins preparing strategically for his future cultivation in Chaos City by accumulating Universe Crystals and expanding his stock of useful crops.

Significant Themes

  • Accumulation and breakthrough: Xiao Yang’s progress comes from gradually combining repeated minor gains with rare, powerful resources.
  • Potential of the game system: The crops may eventually grant permanent power enhancements or even direct law mastery, suggesting that Xiao Yang has only begun to understand the system’s true potential.
  • Preparation and experimentation: Rather than immediately relying on new items, Xiao Yang considers their limits, tests their effects, and plans practical applications.
  • Power balanced by limitations: Each crop has restrictions—Konjac’s poison may only affect lower-level beings, Aloe Vera cannot imitate the soul and fails against Universe Masters, and the Chili Pepper’s insights still require personal digestion.
  • Resource management: Xiao Yang treats crops, disguises, weapons, and Universe Crystals as interconnected tools in preparation for future cultivation and conflict.

Character Interactions

  • The chapter contains little direct interpersonal interaction. Xiao Yang mainly interacts with:
    • The Universe Galaxy Bank, through which he purchases his spear-based Force-Exertion Secret Art.
    • His avatar, which he directs to use Aloe Vera, sell crops, and gather Universe Crystals.
    • The game system and its crops, whose effects Xiao Yang studies, tests, and incorporates into his cultivation plans.
  • His thoughts also remain connected to Hu Yan Bo’s legacy, since he initially learned from techniques used by Hu Yan Bo’s slaves before seeking a better method.

Ch. 147Earth's Current Situation

Chapter 147: “Earth’s Current Situation” — Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • At West Lake Manor, Xiao Yang, Luo Feng, and Babata discuss Xiao Yang’s recent advancement. Xiao Yang has been accepted directly as a disciple of a Virtual Universe Company Venerable, making him a core member without needing to participate in the Universe Genius Battle.
  • Luo Feng is astonished by Xiao Yang’s achievement but accepts it because of Xiao Yang’s extraordinary talent. Xiao Yang has:
    • Broken through to the Cosmic level.
    • Comprehended the Time and Space Origin Laws.
    • Crossed the threshold of all ten Origin Laws through his exceptional affinity.
    • Naturally mastered the Ninth-Level Metal Domain, far surpassing Luo Feng’s current understanding.
  • Babata regrets not allowing Xiao Yang to become Hu Yan Bo’s disciple earlier. He realizes that Xiao Yang might now have had the strength and backing necessary to help avenge Hu Yan Bo.
  • Luo Feng confirms his determination to rank among the top thousand participants in the universe during the Universe Genius Battle and meet Xiao Yang in Chaos City.
  • Xiao Yang and Luo Feng discuss Earth’s future as its connection with the wider universe becomes unavoidable:
    • Thunder God and Hong have joined the Dry Witch Secret Realm.
    • Earth’s factions are beginning to learn about and explore the universe.
    • Xiao Yang’s robots have discovered the wormhole connecting Earth to the outside universe.
    • Xiao Yang plans to register Earth under his or Luo Feng’s name before others can claim it.
  • Xiao Yang plans to relocate the populations of countries other than China to suitable life planets. Those countries will be able to register their new planets under their own names and avoid coming under Xiao Yang’s direct administration.
  • The selected planets are described as superior to Earth in size, gravity, resources, Cosmic Energy concentration, and habitable land. Governments agree readily, and preparations for immigration begin.
  • Foreign residents who do not wish to leave Earth will receive suitable arrangements.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang is revealed to be far more powerful and talented than previously understood. His rapid comprehension of multiple Origin Laws and his relationship with a Venerable establish him as one of Earth’s strongest protectors and future leaders.
  • Luo Feng remains impressed by Xiao Yang but becomes even more motivated to advance himself. He firmly commits to succeeding in the Genius Battle and reuniting with Xiao Yang in Chaos City.
  • Babata experiences deep regret and emotional distress over his earlier decision not to accept Xiao Yang as Hu Yan Bo’s disciple. He now sees Xiao Yang as a possible key to avenging Hu Yan Bo.
  • Hong and Thunder God continue progressing within the Dry Witch Secret Realm, helping Earth establish a stronger connection with the universe.

Significant Themes

  • Talent and destiny: Xiao Yang’s exceptional affinity and rapid cultivation show how extraordinary innate potential can transform one’s future.
  • Regret and missed opportunities: Babata realizes that his earlier actions may have cost Hu Yan Bo’s legacy a powerful successor and possible avenger.
  • Preparation for inevitable change: Earth can no longer remain isolated, so Xiao Yang works to control how its exposure occurs.
  • Ownership and survival in the universe: Registering Earth and securing new planets for different nations highlights the importance of legal status and resources in the interstellar world.
  • Responsibility and protection: Xiao Yang uses his growing power not only for personal advancement but also to protect Earth’s inhabitants and provide them with safer opportunities.

Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang and Luo Feng speak as close brothers and allies, with Luo Feng admiring Xiao Yang while using his success as motivation for his own cultivation.
  • Babata and Xiao Yang have an unspoken tension caused by Babata’s regret, though Xiao Yang remains calm and does not blame him.
  • Xiao Yang and Luo Feng cooperate on Earth’s future, planning how to register the planet and manage humanity’s first major contact with the universe.
  • Xiao Yang and the various national leaders reach a practical agreement: the leaders receive new planets and autonomy, while Xiao Yang helps arrange their migration and supplies resources.

Ch. 148Departure

Chapter Summary: “Departure”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang helps the remaining foreigners on Earth choose between emigrating and joining China. Those unwilling to leave their homelands are assisted in immigrating, while the rest are expected to integrate into China.
  • Before leaving, Xiao Yang assures Luo Feng that Earth can contact him through the Virtual Universe if danger arises. He leaves behind a powerful avatar whose Law comprehension allows it to handle ordinary Cosmic-level opponents.
  • Xiao Yang and Luo Feng meet Hong and Thunder God in Xiao Yang’s luxurious estate on the Dry Witch Continent in the Virtual Universe. Xiao Yang hosts an extravagant feast and catches up with them.
  • Their discussion turns to the approaching Universe Genius Battle, which will begin in just over ten years. Xiao Yang explains the importance of crossing the Lower-tier and Higher-tier Origin Law thresholds.
  • Thunder God admits that although he is progressing in the Lightning Origin Law, he has made little progress with the difficult Time Origin Law. Hong suggests that mastering the Lower-tier Origin Law threshold may help them begin understanding Time Laws.
  • Xiao Yang advises Luo Feng to develop a Mosha Clan avatar, emphasizing its exceptional talent in Space Origin Laws, immunity to soul attacks, and Simulation ability. Luo Feng accepts the suggestion and plans to investigate it.
  • After saying goodbye to his companions and Chen Jian, Xiao Yang departs Earth for White Orchid Star, where he is scheduled to be collected by someone sent by Void Ruins Venerable.
  • As he looks back at Earth, Xiao Yang vows to protect it by becoming powerful enough that his own value surpasses that of the planet. He aspires to become an extraordinarily rare genius with the potential to reach the level of a Universe Master or True God.
  • On White Orchid Star, Xiao Yang is met by a powerful, beautiful woman with purple-black wings, who introduces herself as the envoy sent by Void Ruins Venerable.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang: Fully embraces his departure from Earth and begins the next stage of his journey under Void Ruins Venerable. His farewell reveals both his attachment to Earth and his growing ambition. He is determined to gain overwhelming power to ensure Earth’s safety.
  • Luo Feng: Becomes more aware of the significance of the Universe Genius Battle and seriously considers Xiao Yang’s recommendation to cultivate a Mosha Clan avatar. His competitive determination strengthens.
  • Hong: Demonstrates calm insight by proposing that progress in the Lower-tier Origin Law could provide a foundation for understanding the Time Origin Law.
  • Thunder God: Retains his playful and shameless personality, jokingly begging Xiao Yang to take him along. At the same time, he openly acknowledges his difficulty with the Time Origin Law.
  • Void Ruins Venerable: Although absent, his influence becomes more prominent through the arrangements he has made to receive Xiao Yang and continue his training.

Significant Themes

  • Departure and growth: Xiao Yang’s physical departure from Earth symbolizes his transition into a broader and more dangerous cosmic stage.
  • Protective responsibility: Despite leaving, Xiao Yang remains deeply concerned with Earth’s survival and seeks to protect it through personal strength.
  • Ambition and destiny: Xiao Yang sets an immense goal for himself, aiming to become a once-in-billions-of-eras genius capable of reaching the highest realms.
  • Friendship and mutual support: The gathering with Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God highlights their continuing bonds and willingness to share advice.
  • Preparation for competition: The upcoming Universe Genius Battle serves as a major turning point, motivating the three Earth-born geniuses to improve their Laws and seize opportunities.

Important Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang reassures Luo Feng that Earth can summon him through the Virtual Universe and advises him on cultivating a Mosha Clan avatar.
  • Thunder God humorously clings to Xiao Yang and begs to accompany him, underscoring their familiar relationship.
  • Hong and Thunder God exchange ideas about progressing toward the Time Origin Law, prompting further reflection from Luo Feng.
  • Xiao Yang bids farewell to Luo Feng and the others before leaving Earth.
  • The chapter ends with Xiao Yang meeting the winged woman sent by Void Ruins Venerable, marking the formal beginning of his new journey.

Ch. 149Rain-Aspect Mountain

Chapter Summary: Rain-Aspect Mountain

Key Plot Points and Events

  • The Guixu Sect sends Mu Yu Marquis, a Marquis-level Immortal and subordinate of Void Ruins Venerable, to receive Xiao Yang.
  • Mu Yu Marquis will remain at Xiao Yang’s Virtual Universe estate as his personal teacher. Although Mu Yu is an Immortal, he respectfully addresses Xiao Yang as “Your Highness” because Xiao Yang has been given the status of a core member of the Primal Secret Region.
  • Void Ruins Venerable arranged this temporary identity for Xiao Yang because he personally brought Xiao Yang into the Virtual Universe Company. Xiao Yang cannot immediately enter the Primordial Secret Realm, but he is confident he will qualify soon.
  • The chapter explains the advantages of the Primordial Secret Realm over the Primal Secret Region:
    • Immortal-level guards rather than World Lord guards.
    • Thirty-percent discounts on treasures and secret techniques instead of twenty percent.
    • Greater authority, higher resource quotas, and access to more dangerous and rewarding trial missions.
  • Xiao Yang considers the possible ways to enter the Primordial Secret Realm: the Core Member Qualification Battle, the Universe Genius Battle, or challenging the Cosmic-level Primal Sky-Passing Mountain.
  • He believes his current growth may allow him to qualify during his first Qualification Battle after leaving Chaos City. He even speculates that, after thirty years of cultivation, he might master all 108 Space and Time Origin Law essences and challenge the Sky-Passing Mountain directly.
  • Mu Yu Marquis informs him that Void Ruins Venerable has arranged a spacecraft that will take roughly one year to reach the Virtual Universe Company headquarters.
  • Before beginning the journey, Xiao Yang chooses to visit Rain-Aspect Mountain, the virtual residence of the company’s core geniuses.
  • Xiao Yang enters the Virtual Universe and teleports to the Virtual Headquarters Plane, where he sees the enormous floating mountain, its clouds, streets, buildings, and rows of villas. Mu Yu Marquis begins guiding him through the lively virtual headquarters.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang is shown to have gained immense confidence following his breakthrough to the Cosmic level and his improvements in bloodline, genetic level, and law affinity.
  • His genetic level has risen from three times to ten times, and he has consumed nine Level 6 Pomegranates, increasing his Space Origin Law affinity to nearly ten times its former level.
  • His cultivation progress has accelerated dramatically:
    • He grasped five Space Origin Law essences in only a few months and was close to mastering the sixth.
    • He had also mastered three Time Origin Law essences.
  • These achievements establish Xiao Yang as an extraordinarily rare talent, potentially comparable to a genius born once every ten million epochs.
  • Mu Yu Marquis is established as both Xiao Yang’s protector and future teacher. Despite his own high status as an Immortal, he treats Xiao Yang with deference because of Xiao Yang’s connection to Void Ruins Venerable.

Significant Themes

  • Status and hierarchy: Xiao Yang’s temporary classification highlights the strict hierarchy within the Virtual Universe Company and the major benefits attached to higher membership levels.
  • Talent and rapid growth: Xiao Yang’s progress demonstrates the extraordinary impact of improved bloodline, genetic potential, realm, and law affinity.
  • Ambition and confidence: Xiao Yang does not remain satisfied with his current position; he aims to enter the Primordial Secret Realm and eventually challenge the Primal Sky-Passing Mountain.
  • Protection and mentorship: Void Ruins Venerable’s arrangements ensure Xiao Yang receives exceptional guidance and support while he develops.
  • Virtual and real worlds: The Virtual Headquarters serves as a bustling social and administrative center, contrasting with the more restricted and important real headquarters.

Character Interactions

  • Mu Yu Marquis respectfully explains Xiao Yang’s status, future journey, and available cultivation guidance.
  • He offers to answer Xiao Yang’s questions about both daily life and cultivation, emphasizing his role as Xiao Yang’s personal teacher.
  • Xiao Yang expresses curiosity about Rain-Aspect Mountain, and Mu Yu immediately agrees to show it to him.
  • Their interaction establishes a cooperative mentor-student relationship, with Mu Yu serving as a knowledgeable guide and Xiao Yang as an ambitious new core member entering the company’s central world.

Ch. 150The Virtual Universe Company's Treasury

Chapter Summary: Virtual Universe Company Treasury

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang arrives at Rain-Aspect Mountain, an enormous floating mountain nearly 89,000 kilometers in diameter—almost seven times Earth’s diameter.
  • His guide, Mu Yu Marquis, explains that the mountain is divided into five districts:
    • Primal District: Fewer than 120 residents
    • Absolute Beginning District: Roughly 1,000 residents
    • Heaven-Earth District: Around 10,000 residents
    • Apocalypse District: Tens of millions of residents
    • Public District: Commerce and entertainment, open to members of all districts
  • Mu Yu Marquis tours Xiao Yang through the Public District, pointing out famous shops and explaining the area’s functions. Xiao Yang is impressed by the abundance of powerful World Lords there.
  • Xiao Yang enters the Absolute Beginning District. Mu Yu Marquis is allowed to accompany him because he has been appointed Xiao Yang’s “personal tutor,” though his real role is to serve as Xiao Yang’s guard.
  • Mu Yu Marquis brings Xiao Yang to his estate, which includes a large residence, a powerful guard force, and numerous servants.
  • Xiao Yang enters his private three-story residence and orders Number One to redesign it according to his personal preferences, including customized furniture and bedding.
  • He then accesses the Virtual Universe Company’s treasury, discovering eight major categories of resources:
    • Secret Techniques
    • Weapons
    • Rare Treasures
    • Technological Weapons
    • Materials
    • Tools
    • Biologicals
    • Other Special Items
  • Xiao Yang examines the Plant Lifeform section, viewing prices, abilities, battle demonstrations, cultivation requirements, and development potential.
  • He finds that some plant lifeforms cost more than 100 million points because they possess a tiny possibility of becoming Venerables. He becomes especially interested in the Godslayer Flower.
  • Xiao Yang instructs Number One to record all accessible treasure information so he can compare Human Race resources with the crops he produces through his own game.
  • He finally orders Number One to identify everything useful for cultivating the Sapphire Fruit, including potions and custom-made items.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang is introduced to the privileges and resources available to members of the Absolute Beginning District. His curiosity and business-minded thinking become more apparent as he studies the treasury and considers future crop sales.
  • He shows a practical, strategic side by ordering Number One to catalog prices and uses, intending to evaluate the market value of his own agricultural products.
  • His interest in high-level biological lifeforms, particularly the Godslayer Flower, hints at possible future experimentation or investment.
  • Mu Yu Marquis is established less as a true instructor and more as Xiao Yang’s protector. His appointment was arranged by Void Ruins Venerable because Xiao Yang requires a trustworthy Immortal guard.
  • Void Ruins Venerable demonstrates his influence by making an exception to secure Mu Yu Marquis’s position and ensure Xiao Yang’s safety.

Significant Themes

  • Hierarchy and privilege: Rain-Aspect Mountain’s districts reflect the vast social and power hierarchy within the Virtual Universe Company.
  • Scale of power: The immense size of the mountain and the abundance of World Lords emphasize how extraordinary the setting’s civilizations and cultivation levels are.
  • Resources and opportunity: The treasury represents the enormous wealth and technological advancement available to elite members.
  • Strategic planning and commerce: Xiao Yang’s effort to compare treasury goods with his own crops highlights his intention to turn his unique abilities into a profitable enterprise.
  • Potential and cultivation: The descriptions of plant lifeforms emphasize that immense resources, careful cultivation, and rare potential are required to reach the Venerable level.
  • Protection and status: Xiao Yang’s special treatment demonstrates both his elevated status and the dangers associated with it.

Character Interactions

  • Mu Yu Marquis and Xiao Yang: Mu Yu Marquis guides Xiao Yang through Rain-Aspect Mountain, explains its districts, recommends shops, and escorts him into the Absolute Beginning District. Their relationship is officially that of tutor and student but functionally that of guard and protected elite.
  • Void Ruins Venerable and Mu Yu Marquis: Void Ruins Venerable arranges Mu Yu Marquis’s appointment as a workaround to secure a powerful protector for Xiao Yang.
  • Xiao Yang and Number One: Xiao Yang relies on Number One to customize his residence, access treasury information, organize data, and search for resources connected to Sapphire Fruit cultivation.

Ch. 151E9 Nutrient Solution Production Line

Chapter Summary: E9 Nutrient Solution Production Line

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang explores the Virtual Universe Company’s enormous treasure vault and discovers many rare cultivation and agricultural devices unavailable through the Universe Galaxy Bank.
  • He ignores extremely expensive equipment for growing medicinal herbs that restore Immortal Divine Power, since those treasures take hundreds of millions of years to mature and are irrelevant to his current plans.
  • He finds an E9 Nutrient Solution Production Line, priced at one million points. The device was refined by a Marquis-level Immortal pharmacist and contains the Wood Origin Law.
  • Tests show that even a trillion-fold dilution of the nutrient solution can rapidly mature large quantities of Level-1 Blueberries within hours.
  • Xiao Yang realizes the blueberries can be exchanged for Copper Coins, which can then be used to accelerate the growth of higher-level crops. This creates a massively profitable production cycle.
  • Unable to afford the full production line for now, he purchases one hundred portions of E9 Nutrient Solution for four hundred points after applying the Primal Secret Region discount.
  • He also buys several Artificial Stars, which contain vastly more energy than ordinary stars and can greatly accelerate blueberry growth, especially when combined with the nutrient solution.
  • Xiao Yang plans to place the equipment and supplies into the Game World immediately upon reaching Virtual Universe Company headquarters. He avoids doing so in Chaos City because the entire Initial Universe is monitored by the Chaos City Lord, and unexplained disappearances could attract dangerous attention.
  • He prepares to stock his World Ring with crops and daily necessities before entering Chaos City.
  • After receiving an email from Void Ruins Venerable, Xiao Yang teleports to his teacher’s exclusive space.
  • Guixu asks about Xiao Yang’s plans for his first clone. Xiao Yang requests a clone focused on survival, ideally one without a soul and capable of using a simulation technique like the Mosha Clan.
  • Void Ruins Venerable agrees with the idea, noting that a life-preserving clone would be especially valuable during Xiao Yang’s upcoming Cosmic-level trial missions.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang demonstrates increasing strategic and economic intelligence. Rather than pursuing prestigious or powerful treasures, he identifies a low-cost method of producing enormous profits through Blueberries and crop acceleration.
  • He becomes more cautious and security-conscious, recognizing that using the Game World carelessly in Chaos City could expose its existence to the Chaos City Lord.
  • His priorities for his first clone reveal that survival and preserving his main body matter more to him than immediate combat strength.
  • Void Ruins Venerable continues to act as a supportive and perceptive teacher. He understands Xiao Yang’s situation and independently reaches the same conclusion about obtaining a defensive clone.

Significant Themes

  • Resourcefulness and profit maximization: Xiao Yang turns an otherwise wasteful use of expensive nutrient solution into an exceptionally profitable cultivation strategy.
  • Preparation and risk management: His purchases and stockpiling reflect careful planning before entering a dangerous and heavily monitored environment.
  • Secrecy and concealment: The Game World’s existence must remain hidden, especially from the powerful Chaos City Lord.
  • Survival over power: Xiao Yang prioritizes a clone that can preserve his life, emphasizing the dangers of future trials and the importance of having a backup body.
  • The value of rare resources: Virtual Universe Company points are shown to be far more valuable than ordinary currency to powerful experts, since many treasures cannot be purchased with Universe Coins.

Important Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang exchanges ideas with Void Ruins Venerable, who questions him about his current location and his plans for a first clone.
  • Xiao Yang honestly reveals that he is traveling with Mu Yu Marquis and has roughly one year remaining before reaching Chaos City.
  • Their discussion confirms that both teacher and disciple favor a soul-less, highly survivable clone, preferably one with some combat capability in addition to its defensive advantages.

Ch. 152Void Ruins Venerable Was Shocked Once Again

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang asks Void Ruins Venerable to help select biological materials for creating a powerful first clone. Rather than choosing immediately, the Venerable decides to review the Human Race’s extensive records and let Xiao Yang choose from suitable options later.
  • Since Xiao Yang has over a year before traveling to Chaos City, Void Ruins Venerable urges him to focus on cultivation.
  • The Venerable offers Xiao Yang a chance to become a member of the Primordial Secret Realm. Through a wager contract, Xiao Yang can gain entry if he clears the sixth level of the Celestial Bridge within thirty years.
  • Void Ruins Venerable also promises to guide Xiao Yang personally in Chaos City and help him reach the required level of law comprehension.
  • Xiao Yang asks all the questions he has accumulated about the Fire, Space, and Time Origin Laws. His answers reveal astonishing progress: he has grasped five Space Law essences and three Time Law essences.
  • Shocked, Void Ruins Venerable asks Xiao Yang to demonstrate his abilities. After confirming that Xiao Yang’s claims are genuine, he officially promotes him from a named disciple to a personal disciple.
  • The Venerable explains the higher Space and Time Law essences. Xiao Yang immediately breaks through to the sixth Space Law essence and fourth Time Law essence.
  • After briefly receiving guidance on the seventh Space essence and fifth Time essence, Xiao Yang leaves. Void Ruins Venerable begins reconsidering Xiao Yang’s future, suspecting he may enter the Primordial Secret Realm far earlier than expected.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang: Demonstrates extraordinary comprehension and rapid growth, successfully cultivating multiple laws simultaneously. His confidence and willingness to reveal his true abilities show that he trusts his teacher and has no need to conceal his talent.
  • Void Ruins Venerable: Initially acts as a mentor arranging Xiao Yang’s resources and opportunities, but becomes increasingly shocked by his disciple’s progress. His confidence in Xiao Yang grows so much that he begins planning for Xiao Yang’s long-term future rather than focusing on immediate promotions.
  • Their relationship deepens when Void Ruins Venerable formally recognizes Xiao Yang as his personal disciple.

Significant Themes

  • Extraordinary talent and rapid advancement: Xiao Yang’s progress far surpasses normal expectations, emphasizing his monstrous potential.
  • Mentorship and trust: The Venerable provides resources, opportunities, and direct instruction, while Xiao Yang openly shares his cultivation progress and accepts guidance.
  • Expectations versus reality: Even a powerful Venerable is stunned when Xiao Yang exceeds all predicted limits, suggesting that Xiao Yang may soon rival or surpass his teacher.
  • Preparation for greater challenges: Chaos City and the Primordial Secret Realm represent the next stages of Xiao Yang’s cultivation journey.

Character Interactions

  • Void Ruins Venerable advises Xiao Yang on cultivation, clone materials, and advancement through the Human Race’s hierarchy.
  • Xiao Yang asks detailed questions about several Origin Laws, prompting the Venerable to assess his true level.
  • After witnessing Xiao Yang’s demonstrations, the Venerable is repeatedly shocked and formally elevates him to personal-disciple status.
  • The Venerable then personally demonstrates advanced law techniques, allowing Xiao Yang to make immediate breakthroughs.

Ch. 153Arriving at Headquarters

Chapter Summary: Arrival at Headquarters

Key Plot Points and Events

  • A year passes as Xiao Yang travels toward the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters.
  • During this time, he focuses on comprehending the Time Origin Law Essence and Space Origin Law Essence, frequently consulting Void Ruins Venerable whenever he encounters difficulties.
  • By combining expert guidance with insights gained from eating Level 6 cabbages, Xiao Yang makes extraordinarily rapid progress:
    • He accumulates roughly ninety percent of the insights needed for the Space Origin Law, though they remain somewhat scattered.
    • He completely comprehends fifteen Space Origin Law Essences.
    • He masters fourteen Time Origin Law Essences.
  • Xiao Yang’s progress is now sufficient for him to confidently pass the fifth level of the Celestial Bridge and possibly even the sixth level across nearly all Chaos Steles.
  • His cultivation also reaches the Ninth-Order Cosmic level. Unlike ordinary cultivators who rely on nutrient pods, Xiao Yang improves naturally by eating crops from his Game World, which he prefers because it is both enjoyable and effective.
  • Mu Yu Marquis informs him that the spacecraft will arrive at the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters in ten minutes. She also tells him that the treasures he purchased from the treasury will be delivered upon arrival.
  • Once the spacecraft returns to the Original Universe, Xiao Yang activates its full exterior simulation and sees the headquarters for the first time.
  • The headquarters is revealed as a magnificent artificial continent dozens of light-years in diameter, surrounded by orderly stars, colorful nebulae, and numerous spectacular cosmic sights.
  • As the spacecraft approaches the Starry Sky Port, Xiao Yang realizes that the seemingly beautiful celestial bodies surrounding the headquarters are actually technological weapons.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang grows dramatically in both law comprehension and cultivation. His unusual ability to digest and organize vast amounts of insight allows him to progress much faster than ordinary cultivators.
  • He becomes increasingly confident in his potential, reaching a level where major trials such as the Celestial Bridge are no longer daunting.
  • Xiao Yang’s personality remains relaxed and pleasure-oriented. He values delicious food and views cultivation through eating as more comfortable than using a nutrient pod.
  • Mu Yu Marquis continues to act as his guide and escort. She is attentive, informative, and appears pleased by Xiao Yang’s reaction to the headquarters.

Significant Themes

  • Law comprehension as the foundation of cultivation: The chapter emphasizes that advancement in the Primordial Universe depends fundamentally on understanding the Laws. Regardless of whether one specializes in blade techniques, formations, or artifact refining, mastery of the Laws is essential.
  • The structured path of power: The chapter outlines the progression from Immortal to Venerable, Universe Master, and ultimately True God, showing how each stage demands deeper and more advanced law comprehension.
  • Efficiency and unconventional cultivation: Xiao Yang’s ability to gain both nourishment and cultivation from Game World crops contrasts with conventional methods such as nutrient pods.
  • Beauty concealing danger: The headquarters appears peaceful and beautiful, but its surrounding stars, planets, and nebulae are actually weapons, highlighting the combination of grandeur and military power.

Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang regularly consults Void Ruins Venerable, whose immediate answers help him resolve questions and accelerate his comprehension.
  • Mu Yu Marquis contacts Xiao Yang before arrival, informs him of the schedule, and encourages him to view the headquarters.
  • She explains the headquarters’ history and importance, including its creation by a supreme expert, its role as a residence for powerful figures, and its function as a war fortress.
  • Xiao Yang responds enthusiastically to her invitation and is deeply impressed by the headquarters’ scale, order, beauty, and hidden strength.

Ch. 154Initial Universe

Chapter Summary: Arrival at the Initial Universe

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Mu Yu Marquis gives Xiao Yang a brief tour of the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters, explaining its many specialized regions:
    • Residences of powerful Human Race experts
    • The Pharmaceutical, Artifact Refining, Commerce, Martial, and Military Departments
    • Various laboratories, herb-growing areas, refining facilities, and major commercial subsidiaries
  • At a reception hall, Xiao Yang receives the items he purchased from the Virtual Universe Company treasury, including E9 Nutrient Solution. He stores them in his World Ring and secretly transfers them into his Game World.
  • The chapter explains that the Virtual Universe Company manages 504 of the Human Race’s 1,008 universe countries, while the Giant Axe Dojo manages the other half. Both factions organize their own Universe Genius and Strongest Warrior Battles.
  • Xiao Yang and Mu Yu Marquis wait three days for the next scheduled passage into the Initial Universe, since only high-status individuals can enter whenever they wish.
  • They board a white spacecraft belonging to Void Ruins Venerable. The vessel can travel unusually quickly because it has fused with a King-level metal lifeform capable of accelerating the flow of time around it.
  • During the journey through the universe passage, Mu Yu Marquis warns Xiao Yang of the physical discomfort involved. Xiao Yang reduces the discomfort by circulating the Time and Space Origin Laws.
  • After arriving, Xiao Yang observes the Initial Universe’s most remarkable feature: the Ten Origin Laws are visibly manifested throughout the surrounding space.

Character Development

  • Xiao Yang demonstrates increasing caution and resourcefulness by protecting the secrets of his Game World and using his World Ring to conceal his supplies.
  • His mastery of the Time and Space Origin Laws becomes evident when he withstands the universe passage with little difficulty.
  • Mu Yu Marquis acts as Xiao Yang’s guide and protector, introducing him to the headquarters and preparing him for the journey, while also becoming surprised by the depth of his law comprehension.
  • Void Ruins Venerable, though absent, is shown to possess powerful resources, including the advanced spacecraft and metal lifeform that enable Xiao Yang’s rapid travel.

Significant Themes

  • Hierarchy and authority: Access to different regions and facilities depends heavily on rank and status within the Human Race.
  • The vast organization of the Human Race: The headquarters reveals the scale, wealth, and specialization of the Virtual Universe Company.
  • Technological and supernatural advancement: Advanced spacecraft, metal lifeforms, time acceleration, and Origin Laws coexist as tools of power.
  • Hidden abilities and secrecy: Xiao Yang carefully conceals the Game World, emphasizing the importance of protecting personal advantages.
  • Approaching enlightenment: The Initial Universe is presented as an extraordinary place where the fundamental laws of reality are directly observable.

Character Interactions

  • Mu Yu Marquis respectfully introduces Xiao Yang to the headquarters and explains its structure.
  • A headquarters attendant formally delivers Xiao Yang’s purchased items.
  • Mu Yu Marquis warns Xiao Yang about the dangers of the universe passage and observes his unexpectedly strong resistance.
  • Xiao Yang’s calm response to the journey subtly changes Mu Yu Marquis’s perception of his abilities.

Ch. 155Chaos City

Chapter Summary: “Chaos City”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang exits the spacecraft and observes the Initial Universe’s chaotic energy, void cracks, and visible crystalline strands representing the manifested Origin Laws.
  • He realizes that these manifested laws are extremely valuable for cultivation. Although the Farm Game has given him many law insights, those insights are only memorized knowledge until he personally understands and internalizes them.
  • By comparing his static insights with the constantly changing laws of the Initial Universe, Xiao Yang can better comprehend the laws’ countless variations.
  • Mu Yu Marquis explains that the Initial Universe is still forming and perfecting itself. Its incomplete state causes the Universe Origin’s operating laws to manifest visibly.
  • The Initial Universe is therefore far easier for cultivators to understand than the fully mature Primordial Universe, whose laws are too perfect and difficult to observe directly.
  • The spacecraft arrives above Chaos City, where Xiao Yang senses the terrifying strength of the powerful beings residing there.
  • Mu Yu Marquis explains that Chaos City is ancient and is jointly managed by the five major human powers: Virtual Universe Company, Giant Axe Dojo, Universe First Bank, Universe Galaxy Bank, and Universe Mercenary Alliance.
  • He brings Xiao Yang into the city to meet Lord Void Ruins Venerable, who is waiting for him in a large, seemingly modest building with an expansive interior.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang: Gains a deeper understanding of how his Farm Game-derived law insights work. He recognizes that memorized knowledge is not equivalent to true comprehension and becomes relieved and encouraged after discovering that the Initial Universe can greatly accelerate his cultivation.
  • His willpower has also improved through consuming Jianshou Mushrooms. As a result, he can withstand the intimidating auras of Chaos City’s powerful experts better than before.
  • Mu Yu Marquis: Acts as Xiao Yang’s guide and mentor, explaining the nature of the Initial Universe, the value of Chaos City, and the reason visible laws are so important.
  • Void Ruins Venerable: Has not yet spoken, but his presence is established as significant because he is waiting personally for Xiao Yang.

Significant Themes

  • True understanding versus memorization: Xiao Yang’s stored insights provide a foundation, but he must comprehend the principles himself to genuinely master the laws.
  • The value of observation and experience: Dynamic, visible laws allow Xiao Yang to compare theory with reality and understand how laws transform and interact.
  • Growth through cultivation and endurance: His increasing willpower enables him to withstand the pressure of stronger beings, showing his gradual advancement.
  • The incompleteness of creation: The Initial Universe’s cracks and changing laws symbolize a universe still developing, while its imperfection makes its principles easier to study.
  • Power and hierarchy: Chaos City is filled with beings vastly stronger than Xiao Yang, emphasizing the enormous gap between his current level and the peak experts of humanity.

Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang and Mu Yu Marquis travel together from the spacecraft into Chaos City.
  • Mu Yu Marquis provides Xiao Yang with an extensive explanation of the Initial Universe and its laws, while Xiao Yang listens and confirms his understanding.
  • Their relationship is presented as one of guidance and trust, with Mu Yu Marquis escorting Xiao Yang directly rather than leaving him to find a guide.
  • The chapter ends with Mu Yu Marquis bringing Xiao Yang before Void Ruins Venerable, setting up their forthcoming meeting.

Ch. 156Chaos Stele

Chapter Summary: “Chaos Stele”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Void Ruins Venerable meets Xiao Yang and Mu Yu Marquis in his residence. He dismisses Mu Yu Marquis so he can speak privately with his disciple.
  • He explains that he has arranged for Xiao Yang to remain in Chaos City for more than thirty additional years, allowing him to leave with the next group of Universe Genius Battle participants.
  • Xiao Yang will first choose a Chaos Stele in the City Lord Mansion, then spend the following decades cultivating in Chaos City.
  • Void Ruins Venerable stresses that choosing the correct Chaos Stele is crucial, but refuses to recommend one directly, telling Xiao Yang that personal compatibility matters most.
  • He gives Xiao Yang an overview of the Human Race’s fifty-two Chaos Steles, explaining their origins, cultivation paths, strengths, and difficulties.
  • The Giant Axe Chaos Stele is described as the strongest overall, emphasizing combat techniques and containing insights into all Ten Origin Laws and many weapon styles.
  • The Universe Chaos Monument is presented as the purest and most difficult law-based stele, focusing on comprehending the complete Time and Space Origin Laws together.
  • Xiao Yang decides to prioritize Chaos Steles centered on both Time and Space, believing his exceptional talent in those laws must not be wasted.
  • Void Ruins Venerable also reveals that he has selected several Special Life Forms for Xiao Yang to consider as the source of his first clone.
  • Mu Yu Marquis returns and escorts Xiao Yang to the City Lord Mansion. She explains how he can claim an unoccupied residence in Chaos City.
  • As Xiao Yang enters the City Lord Mansion, an unknown observer notices him from within.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang demonstrates confidence and maturity by behaving naturally around Void Ruins Venerable rather than acting overly formal. He also shows a clear and strategic cultivation plan, prioritizing the Time and Space Origin Laws.
  • Void Ruins Venerable acts as both mentor and benefactor. He secures Xiao Yang additional time in Chaos City, gives him broad but impartial guidance, and prepares possible Special Life Form clones for him.
  • Mu Yu Marquis continues to serve as a respectful escort and guide, carrying out Void Ruins Venerable’s instructions and helping Xiao Yang understand Chaos City’s facilities.

Significant Themes

  • Individual suitability in cultivation: The chapter emphasizes that the most powerful technique or treasure is not necessarily the best choice; the correct path depends on the cultivator.
  • Long-term planning and opportunity: Xiao Yang’s extra decades in Chaos City provide a rare chance to deepen his understanding and prepare for future breakthroughs.
  • Law comprehension versus combat mastery: The contrast between the Giant Axe Chaos Stele and the Universe Chaos Monument highlights two different approaches—practical combat techniques and pure, difficult law cultivation.
  • Mentorship and support: Void Ruins Venerable guides Xiao Yang without forcing a decision, encouraging him to choose his own path while quietly arranging resources for his growth.
  • Hidden dangers and attention: The unknown gaze inside the City Lord Mansion hints that Xiao Yang’s arrival has attracted powerful or potentially significant observers.

Character Interactions

  • Void Ruins Venerable directly instructs Mu Yu Marquis to leave and later summons her to escort Xiao Yang.
  • He and Xiao Yang share a relaxed but serious mentor-disciple conversation, with the Venerable explaining the Chaos Steles and Xiao Yang listening carefully.
  • Mu Yu Marquis respectfully follows her teacher’s orders and later guides Xiao Yang through the residential area and toward the City Lord Mansion.
  • The chapter ends with Xiao Yang entering the mansion under the notice of an unseen observer, setting up a possible future encounter.

Ch. 157Eyes Deep Within the City Lord Mansion

Chapter Summary: “A Gaze from Deep Within the City Lord Mansion”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Within a hidden independent space in the City Lord Mansion, the Chaos City Lord sits surrounded by countless ancient corpses. Their lingering auras are extraordinarily powerful, with some surpassing even Void Ruins Venerable.
  • The Chaos City Lord notices Xiao Yang and examines him from afar. He immediately recognizes Xiao Yang’s extraordinary World Lord Bloodline and observes that he possesses an Origin Core, an Inner World, and three powerful innate secret techniques resembling a complex cloning ability, Teleportation, and Time Stop.
  • The Chaos City Lord is impressed by Xiao Yang’s abilities but regrets that his powerful bloodline cannot be inherited. He concludes that Xiao Yang must have encountered an exceptional opportunity.
  • Curious about Xiao Yang’s origins, the Chaos City Lord investigates him through the Virtual Universe. He discovers that Xiao Yang is connected to Guixu and is effectively Guixu’s disciple’s disciple.
  • Reviewing Xiao Yang’s combat records, the Chaos City Lord is astonished by his rapid progress. Xiao Yang has comprehended numerous Space and Time Origin Law Essences in just over a year, advancing even faster than Kedi once did.
  • Remembering Kedi’s tragic fate, the Chaos City Lord becomes concerned for Xiao Yang and decides to notify another individual about him. He also considers accepting Xiao Yang as a personal disciple if Xiao Yang chooses the Chaos City Lord’s Universe Chaos Monument.
  • Meanwhile, Xiao Yang and Mu Yu Marquis arrive at the corridor containing replicas of the fifty-two Chaos Steles. Mu Yu Marquis must wait outside while Xiao Yang is given half an hour to inspect the paintings and choose a Chaos Stele.
  • Xiao Yang begins with the first illustration of the Giant Axe Chaos Stele. Although it does not suit his path, he becomes deeply immersed in its profound imagery and realizes that he can still learn much from it.

Character Developments

  • Xiao Yang: His exceptional bloodline, innate techniques, and extraordinarily rapid cultivation progress are revealed. He demonstrates both powerful potential and a serious interest in understanding the Chaos Steles, even when a particular one does not match his own cultivation path.
  • Chaos City Lord: He shifts from detached observation to genuine interest and concern. Xiao Yang’s talent reminds him of Kedi, whose tragic fate still affects him, motivating the Chaos City Lord to protect Xiao Yang and possibly take him as a disciple.
  • Mu Yu Marquis: She accompanies Xiao Yang to the City Lord Mansion but has no role in the examination itself and must wait outside the corridor.
  • Kedi: Though absent, he becomes an important point of comparison. His rapid growth and tragic history influence the Chaos City Lord’s attitude toward Xiao Yang.
  • Guixu: His status is indirectly elevated when the Chaos City Lord learns that Xiao Yang is connected to him, suggesting that Xiao Yang’s origins are even more significant than expected.

Significant Themes

  • Extraordinary talent and destiny: Xiao Yang’s bloodline and innate abilities mark him as an unprecedented genius among the Human Race.
  • The burden of potential: Great talent brings both admiration and danger, especially given the Chaos City Lord’s fear that Xiao Yang could suffer a fate like Kedi’s.
  • Mentorship and succession: The possibility of the Chaos City Lord accepting Xiao Yang as a disciple introduces the importance of guidance, inheritance, and the passing down of powerful legacies.
  • The value of learning beyond compatibility: Although the Giant Axe Chaos Stele does not suit Xiao Yang, he can still draw profound insights from it, emphasizing that every great path contains valuable lessons.
  • Regret and protection: The Chaos City Lord’s memories of Kedi shape his desire to prevent another promising genius from being lost.

Character Interactions

  • The Chaos City Lord silently observes and analyzes Xiao Yang from within the hidden corpse-filled space, judging his bloodline, techniques, and potential.
  • The Chaos City Lord accesses Xiao Yang’s Virtual Universe records and reacts with surprise to his connection with Guixu and his astonishing rate of improvement.
  • The black-robed messenger instructs Xiao Yang that he has only half an hour to make his choice, while Mu Yu Marquis remains outside.
  • Xiao Yang uses Number One to track his viewing time, allowing him to return from his deep immersion in the Giant Axe Chaos Stele’s first illustration.

Ch. 158World Chaos Stele

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang examines the first copied image of the Giant Axe Chaos Stele and unexpectedly senses several spear techniques within its axe-based attack. This confirms Void Ruins Venerable’s explanation that the stele contains more than just axe techniques.
  • He then studies the Universe Chaos Monument, discovering that its path is based on the complete fusion of the Time Origin Law and Space Origin Law. Although he has mastered the first nine essences of both laws, he has not yet understood how to combine them.
  • The Universe Chaos Monument gives Xiao Yang immediate inspiration, and he begins to suspect that it may be the Chaos Stele most suited to him.
  • Xiao Yang continues inspecting the copied images of the other Chaos Steles:
    • The Mother Ancestor Chaos Stele depicts a giant tree shedding countless leaves, whose patterns appear connected to artifact refining and potion-making.
    • The Illusion Heart Chaos Stele traps him in an easily broken illusion and appears designed primarily for illusionists, combining the Light, Time, and Space Origin Laws.
  • After viewing most of the fifty-two steles, Xiao Yang concludes that more than forty are compatible with him because of his exceptional talent in all ten Lower-tier Origin Laws.
  • He finally reaches the World Chaos Stele, a rare and poorly regarded stele with only twenty-one Celestial Bridge levels and an extremely low upper limit. It contains all ten Origin Laws, but each is incomplete.
  • Despite its reputation and unknown creator, Xiao Yang enters the first image of the World Chaos Stele and immediately senses that something about it is abnormal or inconsistent.

Character Development

  • Xiao Yang demonstrates broad and unusually powerful comprehension talent. He realizes that his ability is not limited to the Fire, Time, and Space Origin Laws but extends strongly to the other Lower-tier Origin Laws as well.
  • His understanding becomes more nuanced: mastery of individual laws is not enough, since the deeper challenge lies in fusing them together.
  • His curiosity grows regarding the origins and creators of the Chaos Steles, particularly the mysterious World Chaos Stele.
  • Xiao Yang shows an increasingly independent judgment. Rather than dismissing the World Chaos Stele because of its low ceiling, he personally investigates it and notices details others may have overlooked.

Significant Themes

  • Fusion versus individual mastery: The Universe Chaos Monument emphasizes that true advancement requires combining Time and Space rather than mastering them separately.
  • Hidden depth and unconventional paths: The Giant Axe Stele contains spear techniques, while other steles conceal methods unrelated to their apparent names or forms.
  • Talent and specialization: Xiao Yang must choose between a highly compatible specialized path and broader alternatives, highlighting the tension between versatility and focused advancement.
  • Appearance versus true value: The World Chaos Stele is considered incomplete and weak by conventional standards, yet Xiao Yang’s instinct suggests it may contain an unexplained secret.
  • Mystery of inheritance: The unknown creators of the steles and the unusual structure of the World Chaos Stele raise questions about the intentions and achievements of their original masters.

Character Interactions

  • Void Ruins Venerable’s earlier explanations guide Xiao Yang’s interpretation of the Giant Axe and World Chaos Steles, even though the Venerable does not appear directly in the events.
  • Xiao Yang mentally compares the different Chaos Stele factions, their strengths, membership, and cultivation ceilings.
  • His interaction with the Illusion Heart Stele is direct but brief: the stele draws him into an illusion, which he quickly breaks.
  • The chapter ends with Xiao Yang confronting the World Chaos Stele and recognizing that its first image differs strangely from what he expected, setting up further investigation.

Ch. 159Primal Ancestor's Legacy?

Chapter Summary: “Primal Ancestor’s Legacy?”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Xiao Yang studies the World Chaos Stele, which differs from the Giant Axe Chaos Stele because it contains pure law insights rather than battle techniques.
  • Although he resonates with the first diagram, he senses that the stele is hiding something unusual. After examining it closely, he realizes that it contains faint traces of other Chaos Steles.
  • The World Chaos Stele appears to depict combinations of the Ten Origin Laws, including:
    • Water and Space, resembling the Ice Peak Chaos Stele.
    • Light and Time, resembling the Illusion Heart Chaos Stele.
    • Other incomplete Fusion Laws connected to various paths of the Primordial Universe.
  • Xiao Yang concludes that the World Chaos Stele may contain far more profound knowledge than its seven diagrams suggest. He suspects that the version available to ordinary cultivators is incomplete or deliberately concealed.
  • He reasons that the stele’s creator must have been at least a Venerable, since leaving behind a Chaos Stele requires immense strength. Yet the stele seemingly lacks even a complete Lower-tier Origin Law, which deepens the mystery.
  • Xiao Yang begins to suspect that the hidden contents may be connected to Primal Ancestor, the Human Race’s greatest expert and the creator of the Virtual Universe.
  • He recalls Primal Ancestor’s overwhelming influence: he guided many powerful Human Race experts, created the Virtual Universe, and may even have cultivated a Machine Race Universe Master as his intelligent life.
  • Since Primal Ancestor is not known to have left behind a Chaos Stele or a public inheritance, Xiao Yang theorizes that the World Chaos Stele might conceal part of Primal Ancestor’s legacy.
  • When the black-robed envoy asks for his choice, Xiao Yang decisively selects the World Chaos Stele.

Character Development

  • Xiao Yang demonstrates keen insight and intellectual curiosity. Rather than accepting the World Chaos Stele’s apparent limitations, he carefully analyzes its structure and detects its hidden connections to other laws.
  • His understanding of the Ten Origin Laws deepens as he recognizes that they are not merely separate principles but are subtly combining and merging.
  • Xiao Yang also becomes more ambitious and decisive. Despite the risks and uncertainty surrounding the stele, he chooses it because it aligns with his goal of mastering all Ten Origin Laws.

Significant Themes

  • Hidden truths and concealed inheritances: The World Chaos Stele may be deliberately incomplete, suggesting that powerful legacies can be hidden from the wider universe.
  • The unity of laws: The chapter emphasizes that seemingly independent Origin Laws can combine into higher-level Fusion Laws, hinting at a broader and more integrated path of cultivation.
  • Legacy and influence: Primal Ancestor’s impact on the Human Race is highlighted through his disciples, the Virtual Universe, and his possible intelligent life.
  • Risk versus opportunity: Xiao Yang must decide whether to trust his intuition and pursue the mysterious World Chaos Stele. He chooses potential greatness over the safer, more familiar alternatives.

Character Interactions

  • Xiao Yang and Number One: Number One reminds Xiao Yang that his initial viewing period has ended, but Xiao Yang remains to investigate the stele during his remaining time.
  • Xiao Yang and the black-robed envoy: The envoy formally asks which Chaos Stele Xiao Yang will choose. Xiao Yang answers immediately and confidently: the World Chaos Stele.
  • Xiao Yang and Primal Ancestor’s legacy: Although Primal Ancestor does not appear directly, Xiao Yang’s deductions create a connection between them, suggesting that Xiao Yang may have discovered a concealed fragment of Primal Ancestor’s inheritance.

Ch. 160The Final Choice

Key events

  • Xiao Yang confirms his choice of the World Chaos Stele despite the Black-Robed Envoy warning that few experts study it and that its potential is limited.
  • Xiao Yang believes the stele will help him absorb and integrate his existing, incomplete insights into the Time and Space Origin Laws. He feels he has little to lose by trying it.
  • The envoy registers the choice and takes him to the meditation chambers, where Xiao Yang meets Lord Candri, guardian of all fifty-two chambers through his avatars.
  • Candri recognizes Xiao Yang as the new disciple of Guixu, whom he remembers as a restless young man who has since become a Venerable.
  • Candri questions Xiao Yang’s choice and warns him against trying to study all ten Origin Laws at once. He recommends concentrating on Time or Space instead. Xiao Yang explains that he chose the stele because he feels a connection to it, and Candri lets him decide.
  • Xiao Yang enters the chamber and is told he must leave when its door opens in seven days. Inside, swirling Chaos Currents obscure a huge stele bearing seven diagrams: a seed, a sapling, a tree, nine trees, countless leaves, a sphere, and a many-limbed beast whose eyes are unfinished.

Character developments and interactions

  • Xiao Yang shows confidence and independent judgment, respectfully hearing advice without allowing others to determine his path.
  • The Black-Robed Envoy and Candri both act as cautious mentors, warning Xiao Yang about the risks of his choice.
  • Candri’s familiarity with Guixu reveals his long history and his surprise that the once-restless Guixu has become a Venerable and taken a disciple.

Significant themes

  • Intuition versus conventional wisdom: Xiao Yang trusts his sense of connection to the stele over the warnings of experienced experts.
  • Ambition and focus: The chapter cautions against pursuing too many paths at once, while leaving Xiao Yang’s reasons for choosing the World Chaos Stele open.
  • Learning through experience: Xiao Yang values the stele not merely as a source of techniques, but as a means of absorbing and organizing insight.
    Closing note: The unexplained, unfinished eyes of the final diagram create a mystery as Xiao Yang begins his seven-day study.
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