In front of the cultivation chamber, the ape man respectfully bowed to the guardian, Kandeli, before transforming into a stream of light and leaving.
“You twelve, wait a moment.”
The guardian Kandeli smiled.
“Hmm?”
Luo Feng looked at the elderly man in confusion. The other geniuses were equally puzzled.
Kandeli smiled and said, “This is your first time entering the cultivation chamber, so let me remind you. First, find a residence to serve as your cultivation residence for the next thirty years. After that, enter the Virtual Universe and apply to enter the ‘Heavenly Bridge’.”
“Enter the Heavenly Bridge?”
Luo Feng and the others were all puzzled.
“Enter the Virtual Universe network and go to the Heavenly Bridge. You will understand then.”
Kandeli smiled faintly.
“You can go now.”
Seeing that the guardian did not wish to say more, Luo Feng and the others could only leave.
After leaving the City Lord’s Residence, the twelve of them immediately split up and began looking for cultivation residences.
Chaos City occupied an enormous area. Apart from a very small number of special buildings, almost all the cultivation residences looked exactly the same.
Moreover, the doors of most cultivation residences were a pale white colour, indicating that the residence had no owner yet.
“Which place should I choose as my residence for the next thirty years?”
Luo Feng thought for a moment.
“Mm, I’ll choose a quieter residence somewhere around the centre of Chaos City.”
The City Lord’s Residence was located at the very centre of Chaos City. There were many unoccupied cultivation residences around it, and Luo Feng quickly chose a relatively secluded one.
Standing in front of the cultivation residence, he placed his hand on the door.
“Beep, beep, beep…”
The door gradually began making a sound. At the same time, its colour slowly became darker, changing from pale white until it finally became dark grey, after which it stopped changing.
“Welcome, Master.”
An electronic voice sounded.
“Mm.”
Luo Feng directly entered the cultivation residence.
The first floor was an enormous living room, with extremely complete and advanced facilities.
The electronic voice continued, “I am the service intelligence. During your stay, I will serve you. If you need anything, such as food or drink, simply give me an order.”
“Mm.”
Luo Feng immediately followed the stairs and transformed into a blur, instantly rushing to the rooftop on the third floor.
There were also some random insights and recordings left behind by previous cultivators on the rooftop. However, they had no particular order.
Although Luo Feng could faintly sense some special artistic conceptions from them, after witnessing the 52 Chaos Steles, he had little interest in these irregular and chaotic recordings.
His time in the Initial Universe was precious.
He could not waste it on inefficient pursuits.
“Hu!”
“From today onwards, I will truly begin my years of cultivation in Chaos City!”
Luo Feng looked around.
In the distance, he could also see cultivators engaged in arduous cultivation on the rooftops of various cultivation residences.
These cultivators had all kinds of appearances. Some had hair that had grown extremely long, as though they had not moved for many years.
“First, I’ll enter the Virtual Universe network.”
……
Virtual Universe, Rain Search Mountain, Primordial Zone, Manor No. 1136.
Luo Feng appeared inside the manor.
“Your Highness!”
A group of servants and guards immediately bowed.
“Mm.”
Luo Feng nodded and said, “Apply for entry to the Heavenly Bridge.”
“Understood.”
The fist sized virtual assistant, Babata, sitting on Luo Feng’s shoulder, immediately contacted the main system of the Virtual Universe and submitted the application.
Soon, a voice sounded in Luo Feng’s mind.
“Identity confirmed. Luo Feng, you have permanently obtained the qualification to enter the Heavenly Bridge. We hope you will work hard and reach the end of the Heavenly Bridge. Now, teleporting!”
Whoosh!
Luo Feng immediately disappeared from the manor.
……
Virtual Universe, a special dimensional space.
This dimensional space was an endless ocean, with waves surging across the vast sea.
There was only one beautiful island on the ocean.
At the edge of the beautiful island were 52 harbours. Each harbour extended into an endless long bridge that stretched towards the end of heaven and earth, as though it were connecting to the distant horizon.
These 52 long bridges completely covered the sky above the ocean.
There was also faint mist above the waves, making it impossible to see what lay within the ocean.
The mist wound around the long bridges, making everything seem dreamlike and illusory.
Luo Feng suddenly appeared in the central square of the island.
“Luo Feng.”
“Luo Feng, you’re here too.”
There were already nine young people nearby.
Luo Feng took one look and recognised all nine. They were the same group of people who had previously gone with him to comprehend the Nine Universe Chaos Stele.
“Do you know what this place actually is?”
Luo Feng asked curiously.
“Ask the Guardian.”
The nine people all pointed towards the distance.
Not far from the square stood a man dressed in a black star robe. He had four ears but no nose, and he walked over with a smile.
“Hello, Luo Feng. I am Bafen, the Guardian of the Heavenly Bridge dimension, although I prefer others to simply call me the Guardian.”
“Greetings, Lord Guardian.”
Luo Feng respectfully bowed.
“Let me introduce this place to you.”
Guardian Bafen nodded.
“This Heavenly Bridge dimension was created specifically for the 52 Chaos Steles of Chaos City.”
“Because we humans in the universe have spent countless years comprehending the 52 Chaos Steles, 52 schools have gradually formed within Chaos City.”
Guardian Bafen sighed with emotion.
“For example, all of you comprehend the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, so naturally you belong to the ‘Nine Universe’ school. However, even among those who comprehend the same Chaos Stele, their level of understanding differs. Those with greater strength will be granted another opportunity by Chaos City to comprehend the Chaos Stele.”
Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
Another opportunity to comprehend it?
After experiencing the first comprehension of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, he had already gained a clear direction for much of his future cultivation.
The pleasure of such improvement was indeed intoxicating.
If he could comprehend it once more, how wonderful would that be?
“How do we prove who is stronger? It isn’t something you can prove simply by talking.”
Guardian Bafen smiled.
“That is why the Heavenly Bridge dimension was created within the Virtual Universe. By challenging the Heavenly Bridge, the farther you progress, the stronger you prove yourself to be.”
“This island has 52 Heavenly Bridges, corresponding to the 52 Chaos Steles. Since you comprehend the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, you will challenge the ‘Nine Universe Heavenly Bridge’.”
“The Nine Universe Heavenly Bridge is incredibly long. You need to advance upwards layer by layer, and there are a total of 27 layers!”
“If you successfully pass the first layer, you will obtain one additional opportunity to comprehend the Chaos Stele. For every additional layer you pass, you will obtain another opportunity!”
Guardian Bafen smiled as he looked at Luo Feng.
“Oh.”
Luo Feng suddenly understood.
Exactly.
Earlier, the ape man he had encountered in front of the cultivation chamber had said, “Mm, I successfully passed the sixth level assessment, so I gained another seven days of comprehension time.”
Clearly, every layer passed provided an additional opportunity to comprehend the Chaos Stele.
“However, the Heavenly Bridge is extremely difficult to challenge.”
Guardian Bafen sighed.
“Little fellows like you usually cannot even pass the first layer when you first begin.”
Luo Feng was startled.
“The Nine Universe Heavenly Bridge has a total of 27 layers. The farther you progress, the deeper your understanding of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele.”
“If you completely comprehend the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, you will be able to pass all 27 layers.”
“But… this is incredibly difficult.”
“Immortal beings generally reach the tenth layer.”
Guardian Bafen sighed.
“If you reach the eighteenth layer, you can be considered almost invincible among Immortal beings. If you reach the twenty first layer… you can become a Universe Country Lord.”
“What?”
Luo Feng was shocked.
Reaching the twenty first layer meant becoming a Universe Country Lord!
Becoming a Universe Country Lord was incredibly difficult.
From this, one could imagine how difficult it was to reach the twenty first layer.
Becoming an Immortal was also extremely difficult, so being able to reach the tenth layer was already remarkable.
As for the highest, the twenty seventh layer, only someone who had completely comprehended the entire Nine Universe Chaos Stele could achieve it.
That was simply too far away.
“Work hard!”
Guardian Bafen smiled.
“This is a great path leading towards the peak. There are countless people among humanity who follow these 52 schools. Moreover, once you pass the eighteenth layer, you will directly obtain permanent resident status in Chaos City, without needing to fulfil any other additional conditions.”
“Oh?”
Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
Permanent resident status in Chaos City?
But passing the eighteenth layer was simply too difficult.
“The people who entered before you have failed.”
Guardian Bafen looked at Luo Feng and the others.
“Next, go challenge the Nine Universe Heavenly Bridge.”
“I’ll go.”
One of the nine people who had arrived earlier immediately transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the Nine Universe Heavenly Bridge among the 52 Heavenly Bridges.
Only two minutes later, Guardian Bafen said, “Still a failure. Next.”
“Another failure. Next.”
“Failure. Next.”
……
“They have all failed. Only you are left, Luo Feng.”
This batch of newcomers challenging the Nine Universe Heavenly Bridge consisted of twelve people.
Two of them had already challenged it before Luo Feng arrived.
Now, eleven out of the twelve had failed in succession, leaving only Luo Feng.
This put considerable pressure on him.
“As expected, the Heavenly Bridge is extremely difficult. Every one of them is a genius. Three of them are from the Heavenly Land District, yet not a single one managed to pass the first layer.”
“Luo Feng, work hard.”
Guardian Bafen smiled at Luo Feng.
“Among your current batch, together with the nearly 900 people who have already been tested, almost 90 percent have now been tested.”
“So many people, yet apart from Bolan, not a single one has passed the first layer.”
“What?”
Luo Feng was shocked.
Many of the others had entered the cultivation chambers to comprehend the Chaos Steles immediately.
Luo Feng had spent an entire day waiting on the city tower, so it was perfectly normal that nearly 900 young geniuses from their batch had already undergone the Heavenly Bridge test.
“Bolan is very strong. He consecutively passed the first and second layers, obtaining two additional opportunities to comprehend the Chaos Stele.”
Guardian Bafen sighed.
“As for the others, even the other genius from the Primordial Secret Region, ‘Long Yun’, failed to pass the first layer. Not a single one managed to pass the first layer.”
Pressure.
Luo Feng could feel the pressure.
Among this batch of supreme geniuses, Bolan, Long Yun, Galesi and the others had already been tested.
Based on the order in which they entered the cultivation chambers, when Luo Feng entered the cultivation chamber, Rong Jun and the Manka Star youth, Wuka, who had chosen the Giant Axe Chaos Stele, had not yet entered the cultivation chamber.
Therefore, among the supreme geniuses from the Primordial Zone who had not yet been tested, only Luo Feng, Rong Jun and Wuka remained.
“Go and challenge it!”
Guardian Bafen looked at Luo Feng expectantly.
Whoosh!
Luo Feng transformed into a blur and flew directly towards a Heavenly Bridge extending into the distance, all the way to the end of heaven and earth.
From far away, he could already see a stone stele standing in front of the Heavenly Bridge, with the two characters ‘Nine Universe’ engraved upon it.