The Giant Axe Founder arrived quickly and left just as fast. After transferring 1200 Supreme Treasure Point to Lu Qingshan's account, he immediately departed to search for the treasures needed to cultivate his Blood Seed.
"That's just the nature of the Giant Axe; he doesn't like to procrastinate. If the secret technique you provided hadn't been so important, he'd probably have already left the Initial Universe and headed to the Universe Ocean— "
The Chaos City Lord withdrew his gaze and explained.
Is it possible to travel from the Initial Universe to the Universe Ocean?
Lu Qingshan's expression seemed somewhat puzzled.
"Can!"
The Chaos City Lord nodded in agreement.
" Qingshan, with your strength, you are fully capable of understanding the secrets of our Human Race. The information about the Universe Ocean that I sent you before was only a very brief overview. The more detailed information—according to the rules of our Human Race —will only be given to you when you first go to the Universe Ocean. But there's no harm in telling you a little beforehand."
Do you know what this Initial Universe was like?
"The Chaos City Lord asked."
"I don't know?"
Lu Qingshan shook his head.
" The Ganwu Country Lord should know this, but it seems he didn't tell you." The Chaos City Lord looked up at the countless gray cosmic currents in the Initial Universe and sighed, " The Initial Universe is actually the Small Universe of the founder of our Virtual Universe, my teacher Yuan."
"The city lord's teacher?" Lu Qingshan looked surprised.
"That's right, he's my teacher, and the most powerful being in our Human Race. Even the Giant Axe Founder can't compare to him."
Where is this senior now?
Lu Qingshan asked the question knowing the answer already.
The Chaos City Lord sighed softly, "Our teacher met with an accident and has completely disappeared from our Human Race. The only evidence of his existence is this Small Universe. Because of our teacher's accident, the Beginning universe could not continue to evolve and has remained in the early stages of the universe's evolution. That's why there are countless manifest laws here, and why it has become a sacred place for the cultivation of our Human Race's powerful beings."
" The Small Universe of all the Universe Supreme Master will detach from the Primal Universe and enter the Universe Ocean. Therefore, the Giant Axe Founder can directly travel to the Universe Ocean from the Master's Small Universe. When the Master traversed the Primal Universe, he once opened up a secret path from his Small Universe to the Inner Domain of Tilted Peak Realm. However, only the Universe Supreme Master are qualified to walk that path. We, the other Universe Master, still need to enter the Universe Ocean through the Toya Black Hole."
The Toya Black Hole was mentioned in the Universe Ocean data that Lu Qingshan received.
"So, the Human Race once had such a powerful being." Lu Qingshan sighed.
"When our teacher was still alive, the Human Race was incredibly prosperous, but that's all in the past. The current Human Race relies entirely on the Giant Axe Founder for its survival. As long as the Giant Axe exists, the Human Race's status as a top race will not be shaken in the slightest. So you know how important that secret technique you contributed is, right?"
The Chaos City Lord turned to look at Lu Qingshan.
"No wonder the Giant Axe Founder gave me so many Supreme Treasure Point."
1200 Supreme Treasure Point surpasses the entire wealth of many Universe Master and is enough to purchase a Peak Supreme Treasure Weapon.
"Those Supreme Treasure Point aren't many," the Chaos City Lord shook his head. "Compared to the secret techniques you provided, 1200 Supreme Treasure Point are only a small fraction. It's not that Giant Axe is stingy, but rather that this is the nature of the Human Race's mechanism. Contributing secret techniques and information is more like sharing; it doesn't yield much reward. Of course, if one demands perfect returns for everything, Giant Axe will definitely Giant Axe the most. After all, the vast majority of the Peak Supreme Treasure and Top-tier Supreme Treasure in the Human Race Treasury were contributed by him alone, and all for free. Giant Axe hasn't received a single Supreme Treasure Point in return—"
" The Giant Axe Founder was truly selfless."
Lu Qingshan praised it.
" Giant Axe has always been admirable." The Chaos City Lord nodded and advised, "However, he basically doesn't get involved. Don't take the Giant Axe Arena matters to heart."
"I won't take those trivial matters to heart. If Zhen Yan beating, that Shi Huo will probably shut up."
Lu Qingshan said with a smile.
"It seems you are indeed very confident. You must have helped Zhen Yan improve his strength considerably. I will be paying attention to the battle in the Lanfeng Universe Country three years from now."
Although the feud between Venerable Zhen Yan and Shi Huo Venerable is a personal matter, one is Universe Venerable of the Virtual Universe Company and the other is Universe Venerable of the Giant Axe Arena, both possessing powerful backgrounds.
To many in the lower and middle classes, the conflict between the two was also a struggle between the Giant Axe Arena and the Virtual Universe Company.
Therefore, it attracts a lot of attention.
Competition and struggle among the five most powerful forces in the Human Race are within the bounds of what is permissible. The higher-ups have deliberately guided this process, believing that only such an atmosphere can keep the ambition of the strong alive and give birth to one genius after another.
" Qingshan, you have contributed secret techniques at the level of Universe Master. Today, the database at the level of Universe Master is also open to you. It contains many secret techniques contributed by other Universe Master from different Human Race, as well as some hidden information. You can view most of these at will."
The Chaos City Lord gave a special reminder.
Lu Qingshan nodded. He had indeed received an email granting him access to a special dimension.
That should be the secret repository of techniques at the level of the Universe Master that the Chaos City Lord mentioned.
Lu Qingshan stood up and said, "City Lord, I plan to go and take a look inside the secret treasury, so I'll take my leave now."
"Yes, you should go. It should broaden your horizons."
The Chaos City Lord nodded.
After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Lu Qingshan's consciousness entered that mysterious plane, while he himself Teleportation back to Qingshan Residence.
Virtual Universe Company Headquarters, Mainland China.
In a magnificent manor, the Time House sits quietly in the courtyard.
Inside the three-story Time House on the first floor, Venerable Zhen Yan was covered in countless ice crystals, and white ice crystals could be seen on the countless golden hairs on his face.
His eyes were tightly closed, his eyelids seemingly covered by a thin layer of ice.
Much later.
Clatter
--
The ice crystals on his body shattered little by little, Venerable Zhen Yan opened his eyes, a hint of excitement flashing in them.
"I have finally mastered the secret technique of the Body of Time."
His gaze fell upon the ice crystals that had turned into icy water, a look of shock flashing across his face.
The number of crystals his teacher gave him was exactly the right amount, just enough to give him the resources he needed to cultivate the Body of Time to perfection.
This extinguished even the slightest desire of Venerable Zhen Yan to investigate.
He had expected these treasures to be very effective, but he hadn't expected them to be this good. He had initially thought that the "thousand times" effect was just his teacher's imaginary gesture, but now it seemed he was completely wrong. The effect of this ice crystal was indeed more than a thousand times that of the Ice Prison Clear Dew.
Moreover, after using these ice crystals, Venerable Zhen Yan felt a chilling aura within his divine power, which would amplify his attacks if unleashed.
Prior to this, he had already used the simpler Beast God Blood.
Venerable Zhen Yan stood up and shook off the ice crystals on his body.
His eyes were filled with excitement.
"A hundredfold Gene Multiplier, a hundredfold Body Amplitude —the foundation for Universe Overlord is thus easily achieved. Combined with my Supreme Treasure, even ordinary Universe Overlord can't do anything to me."
Venerable Zhen Yan had some understanding of his own strength.
Even now, he could barely manage to cope with the Universe Overlord of the Human Race; the gap in secret techniques might be bridged by relying on Domain Supreme Treasure.
Moreover, he possesses the Palace Supreme Treasure, so leaving would be effortless for him.
Now, he is only one secret technique and one unwavering will away from becoming Universe Overlord.
His willpower was fine and didn't have much impact on his breakthrough to become Universe Overlord. It would only be the biggest obstacle when he became the Universe Master. After all, whether it was Top Universe Overlord or Elementary Venerable, they were all at the level of Universe Venerable, and his willpower was already at the level of a Universe Venerable when he Invincible King level.
Secret technique!
Venerable Zhen Yan checked the time. With the Time House accelerating by 120 times, only 110 years had passed. In other words, he still had 250 years to Creation Secret Technique.
Logically speaking, creating a secret technique at the level of Universe Overlord in such a short time is simply wishful thinking. However, the continuous progress has inflated the confidence of Venerable Zhen Yan.
Even with the treasures bestowed by teachers, opportunities are not necessarily absent.
Venerable Zhen Yan opened his eyes, Seven-Colored Heart-Enlightenment Lotus floated before him. Its seven petals emitted a dreamlike halo, and each petal was covered with mysterious Law Secret Patterns.
"A secret technique at the level of Universe Overlord ----"
Venerable Zhen Yan took a deep breath and slowly poured his divine power into the Seven-Colored Heart-Enlightenment Lotus.
In an instant, the lotus flower bloomed.
The seven-colored light instantly enveloped the entire consciousness space. Venerable Zhen Yan felt a jolt in his mind, as if he had been pulled into another world.
This is a fictional world, yet it feels incredibly real.
Here, he can deduce, simulate, and try and fail an unlimited number of times without worrying about consuming his divine power.
Every failure can be overcome, and every moment of enlightenment can be captured in time.
The consciousness Venerable Zhen Yan sat cross-legged in the void, with countless golden Law Secret Patterns appearing around his body.
Those were all the secret techniques and insights he had learned in his life, from the World Lord Level to the Universe Venerable level, from basic staff techniques to the Universe Venerable Ultimate Secret Technique, all of which were manifested by the Seven-Colored Heart-Enlightenment Lotus, turning into streams of Flowing Light that surrounded him.
"Wow, I've learned so much!"
Venerable Zhen Yan gazed at the pictures composed of those Law Secret Patterns, a flash of enlightenment appeared in his eyes.
Over the years, he has been pursuing breakthroughs, especially after becoming a disciple of Myriad Laws Venerable, he has made rapid progress, as if he has transformed into a top genius.
However, he had never truly calmed down to sort out his accumulated knowledge. Now, with the blessing of the Seven-Colored Heart-Enlightenment Lotus and the desire to Creation Secret Technique, those scattered insights and fragmented understandings began to automatically merge and sublimate.
Time has no meaning in the space of consciousness.
One year, ten years, one hundred years----
Venerable Zhen Yan sat cross-legged like an ascetic, letting the patterns of laws flow around his body.
Occasionally, he would reach out and grasp a streak of Flowing Light, carefully contemplating its mysteries. Occasionally, he would rise and practice a set of staff techniques, then freeze at the most exquisite moment, repeatedly refining it.
Until a certain moment.
"Boom!"
A thunderous roar exploded in the space of consciousness.
Venerable Zhen Yan suddenly opened his eyes and saw countless Law Secret Patterns Diagram suddenly spinning wildly, transforming into a huge vortex. At the center of the vortex,