On the spacious training grounds of the Chaos City Lord's Mansion.
The thousand participants gathered together, with the Reception Envoy standing before them as they waited for the Chaos Stele meditation chambers to become available.
The meditation chambers for the 52 Chaos Tablets were not always empty. Many powerful cultivators came to study them, so Yang Zheng and the others had to wait for a chamber to open up before they could enter.
About two hours later.
Led by the Reception Envoy, Yang Zheng, Ai Chen, and the others who had chosen the Time Wheel Chaos Stele entered a corridor lined on both sides with towering bronze gates.
Each Bronze Giant Gate measured roughly 160 meters wide and 120 meters tall. Ancient lettering adorned them: "Universe," "Mother Ancestor," "Heart Scar," "Giant Axe," "Long Xing"...
A kindly-looking old man stood before each bronze gate, and every one of them looked exactly alike.
Yang Zheng and the others arrived before the bronze gate engraved with "Time Wheel." The three-eyed old man standing there smiled and spoke.
"So young. Looking at you, I see the hope of humanity." The three-eyed old man smiled. "You newcomers, I am the guardian of the Chaos Stele cultivation chambers. You may call me Lord Kandri!"
"Lord Kandri!" Yang Zheng and the others bowed respectfully.
"Haha, just wait a few more minutes. The group studying inside will be out shortly," Kandri said with a smile.
"Yes!"
Yang Zheng and the others nodded respectfully. After another five or six minutes, the enormous bronze gate rumbled open. Chaotic currents swirled through the cultivation chamber beyond, obscuring its interior.
"Everyone, come out!"
Kandri's deep shout echoed through the cultivation chamber. Soon, figures flew out of the chaotic currents. Many clutched their heads, casting one last reluctant glance back before leaving. "All