Virtual Universe’s “Cultivation Grounds” were the best place for practice.
Because the Virtual Universe could be set to provide the optimal conditions for training, and because it was a 100% simulation, its effects on accumulating experience and gaining insights were exactly the same as cultivating in reality.
The Killing Ground charged astonishingly high fees, yet countless powerful warriors still entered. As core members, they each had their own personal “Cultivation Grounds”. Next, Luo Feng did not hurry to Chaos City to watch the operation of the Universe Laws in the sky. Instead, he immersed himself in digesting everything he had gained from his seven days of comprehension of the “Nine Universe Chaos Stele”.
“Your Highness, His Highness Wuka has come to visit.” The bald World Lord, Ao Duolike, called out.
“Wuka?”
Luo Feng came out of the Cultivation Grounds. His body transformed into a phantom, crossing dozens of kilometres in an instant and arriving at the entrance of the estate.
“Luo Feng, Luo Feng, something major has happened.” The silver clothed, black haired youth rushed in.
“What happened?” Luo Feng asked with a smile.
“It’s Rong Jun.” The Prince of Planet Man Ka looked extremely excited as he hurriedly said, “You probably don’t know yet. Yesterday, when we went to test ourselves on the Heavenly Bridge, the more than thirty of us from our batch all entered the Giant Axe Heavenly Bridge. However, everyone else, including me, failed to pass the first level. Rong Jun actually passed it! Among the 1,000 of us in this batch, only Bolan and Rong Jun succeeded. Bolan passed two levels, while Rong Jun passed one. Everyone else failed to pass even the first level.”
“What?” Luo Feng was shocked.
Rong Jun had succeeded?
During the previous Genius Battle, Luo Feng and Rong Jun had been more or less evenly matched.
During these three years of travelling, Luo Feng’s three bodies had made astonishing progress in cultivation. Although he had never said it aloud, deep down, Luo Feng had believed that he was already strong enough to rank second. Yet the result of the Heavenly Bridge challenge had turned out like this.
“And that’s not all. Just now,” Wuka continued excitedly, “the Lord of the Yuan Chen Universe Country appeared in Chaos City and accepted Rong Jun as his disciple.”
“Lord of a Universe Country?” Luo Feng was stunned.
A Universe Country Lord governed a vast universe country. In the boundless universe, they were part of the true ruling class, with large numbers of Immortals under their command.
“How is that possible?” Luo Feng could hardly believe it. “Even Bolan didn’t attract a Universe Country Lord to personally accept him as a disciple.”
“Exactly, I couldn’t believe it either.” Wuka shook his head. “At the level of a Universe Country Lord, there is simply no need to accept disciples. They are super existences who have remained undying for billions upon billions of years, beings who oversee entire universe countries. Even Bolan has an extremely, extremely small chance of ever becoming a Universe Country Lord. So, talents aren’t worth Universe Country Lords personally accepting them as disciples. Yet the Lord of the Yuan Chen Universe Country really did accept Rong Jun as his disciple! The information I received is absolutely accurate. Right now, the upper echelons of all 1,008 universe countries have received this news.”
“This, this…” Luo Feng laughed helplessly.
Had a pie really fallen from the sky?
Death God Bolan was an unparalleled genius whom everyone else in this batch felt they had to look up to. Yet he had not attracted a single Universe Country Lord to personally accept him as a disciple. Instead, Rong Jun had gained a Universe Country Lord as his teacher.
“This isn’t even what shocked me the most.” Wuka lowered his voice. “I received some news from my father.”
“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
“There wasn’t just one Universe Country Lord who wanted to accept Rong Jun as a disciple. There were two!” Wuka’s eyes gleamed. “However, you should know that the 1,008 universe countries are actually under the jurisdiction of the Five Great Giants. One of these two Universe Country Lords belongs to Virtual Universe Company, while the other belongs to Giant Axe Dojo. Since Rong Jun is a member of Virtual Universe Company, the Lord of the Yuan Chen Universe Country was ultimately the one who successfully accepted him as a disciple.”
“What? Two Universe Country Lords were fighting over him?” Luo Feng was speechless.
“Regardless, Rong Jun is temporarily stronger than us.” Wuka clenched his fists. “But I won’t admit defeat so easily. My father said that these thirty years in Chaos City are the thirty years in which we lay our foundations. They will also become the foundation for our many achievements in the future. Our cultivation in Chaos City has only just begun, so everything is still uncertain.”
“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded.
Not to mention Rong Jun, even Bolan was merely the first target Luo Feng needed to surpass in his heart.
“How is your comprehension of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele?” Wuka asked curiously.
“Not bad,” Luo Feng said.
“I suggest you go and take a look at the rooftops of those vacant cultivation residences in Chaos City. Many predecessors casually left behind carvings when they were comprehending the Laws.” Wuka smiled. “With our movement speed, we can explore the entire city in ten days or half a month. We can find some of the insights most suitable for us. The Chaos Steles are ultimately too profound, while the insights carved by others might provide some inspiration. The collision between different insights makes it easier to improve. This is what my father told me!”
Luo Feng looked at Wuka in surprise.
One of his battles on the Heavenly Bridge had allowed him to comprehend a great deal and make enormous progress. This kind of collision between insights really was very effective.
“Thank you.” Luo Feng spoke seriously.
“Why thank me? It’s only interesting when you compete against strong opponents. The stronger the opponent, the faster you can improve.” Wuka grinned. “I’m leaving. I’m going to search for some carvings. Now that I know Rong Jun has been accepted as a disciple by a Universe Country Lord, my fighting spirit is burning even more strongly.”
With that, he disappeared directly.
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
He could not underestimate anyone. Anyone capable of ranking among the top ten geniuses of the 1,008 universe countries could not be underestimated. Luo Feng had the Mosha Clan body and the Golden Horned Beast body. Could other people not have their own special opportunities?
“I’ve almost finished digesting what I gained from those seven days of comprehension. Comprehending the first picture of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, the ‘Rain Drop Diagram’, thoroughly is certainly not something that can be accomplished in just a few days. I should also go and look at the carvings left by the predecessors.”
Luo Feng immediately withdrew his consciousness from the Virtual Universe and returned to Chaos City. He then began conducting a thorough search throughout Chaos City.
Virtual Universe, Thunder Island.
Thunder Island was the gathering place of the Immortals of Virtual Universe Company, and the true gathering place of its highest level existences.
The vast and boundless Thunder Island was surrounded by mist, while arcs of electricity travelled around the island. If Rain Phase Mountain was larger than an ordinary planet, then Thunder Island was more than a million times larger than Rain Phase Mountain.
“How did this batch of 1,000 geniuses perform when they challenged the Heavenly Bridge?”
The purple scaled man in blue battle armour sat high upon his throne, his voice booming throughout the enormous divine hall.
“Venerable.”
Standing below him was a tower like giant with a lion’s head and a body covered in golden fur. His golden fur was dazzling, making his entire body seem like a brilliant star. He respectfully reported, “Of this batch of 1,000 geniuses, 998 failed their Heavenly Bridge challenges. Bolan successfully passed two levels, while Rong Jun successfully passed one. Judging from the videos of their Heavenly Bridge battles, the other members of the Primordial Region also performed very well. Luo Feng, Qian Shui and Wuka, for example, are all quite impressive. Compared with the Genius Battle, their progress has been enormous.”
“Mm.” The purple scaled man in blue battle armour nodded slightly. “Only Rong Jun surprised me. Everyone else is within expectations.”
“Send me the video of Rong Jun’s Heavenly Bridge battle,” the purple scaled man in blue battle armour ordered.
“Yes, Venerable.” The lion headed giant respectfully transmitted the video.
A screen immediately appeared inside the divine hall, and the video began playing.
On the screen, the wild man Rong Jun looked like a barbaric War God. His fierce and savage aura was overwhelming, and his enormous Earth Splitting Blade was wielded with astonishing mastery. Every slash was ferocious. In the end, he directly hacked to death his opponent, who was also wielding an Earth Splitting Blade.
The purple scaled man in blue battle armour calmly watched the entire video, then frowned slightly.
“You may leave.”
“Yes.”
The lion headed giant respectfully withdrew.
The divine hall fell silent.
The purple scaled man in blue battle armour studied the video and muttered, “What a strange matter. Rong Jun’s combat talent is indeed astonishing. Although his comprehension of the Laws isn’t particularly strong, he can unleash extremely powerful combat strength. To create his own blade technique at such a young age, he is indeed an exceptionally talented genius. But even this shouldn’t be enough for Yuan Chen and Gu Lun, these two Universe Country Lords, to compete to accept him as a disciple.”
“Yuan Chen and Gu Lun have existed for an extremely long time. They are much older than I am.”
The purple scaled man in blue battle armour frowned.
“They also reached the level of Venerable earlier than I did. Perhaps they discovered something from this video that I failed to notice.”
As a super existence on the same level as the Lords of the Yuan Chen Universe Country and the Gu Lun Universe Country, Nine Swords Venerable understood very clearly that so called geniuses held no attraction for Universe Country Lords.
What benefit could there be in nurturing a genius? Unless they could nurture another Universe Country Lord, it would bring little benefit to themselves.
Even Bolan had not been fought over as a disciple.
Yet two Universe Country Lords were competing to accept Rong Jun.
“There must be a secret. Yuan Chen and Gu Lun, those two old fellows, are among the Universe Country Lords who have lived the longest. They must have discovered something.”
Nine Swords Venerable watched the video again. At his level of existence, he had long since analysed every detail of the video thoroughly. Anything that could be discovered should already have been discovered.
“Why?”
“What secret is there?”
Nine Swords Venerable pondered for a long time, but could only bury the matter deep in his heart.
In Chaos City, on the seventh floor of that nine storey tower.
The ape man in golden battle armour, True Yan King, was discussing the matter of the Lord of the Yuan Chen Universe Country coming to Chaos City and accepting Rong Jun as his disciple with the snake tailed woman.
“Rong Jun has extremely high combat talent,” the snake tailed woman said hoarsely. “His comprehension of the Origin Laws may be somewhat weaker, but he can unleash extremely powerful combat strength. He is outstanding. Among the 1,000 geniuses of your Virtual Universe Company, apart from Bolan, he comes next.”
“You can’t put it that way!”
True Yan King hurriedly said, “Among the twelve little fellows who chose the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, there is also one who is in no way inferior to Rong Jun. He might even be somewhat stronger.”
“You mean Luo Feng?” The snake tailed woman nodded slightly. “That’s true. That little fellow can actually perform the ‘Heavenly Sword Form’ despite being only a first level Universe Grade warrior. It’s just that he doesn’t know how to adapt, and his use of the Yan Shen Weapon is still at the most basic level. However, his foundation in comprehending the Origin Laws is extremely solid. With just a little guidance, his combat strength could soar by a huge amount. In terms of Origin Law comprehension, Bolan is first, while this Luo Feng can be considered second.”
“Mm.”
The ape man, True Yan King, stroked his chin and muttered, “Luo Feng is definitely a true good seedling of our Nine Universe lineage. I should give him a little hint as well.”
“What are you planning to do?” The snake tailed woman asked in surprise.
“What? Rong Jun has a Universe Country Lord as his teacher, and I’m only giving him a little guidance.”
The ape man shook his head and wagged it from side to side.
“Right now, in Chaos City, among those below the Universe Country Lord level of the Nine Universe lineage, I’m number one. Those Universe Country Lords look down on people like Luo Feng and Bolan. My standards aren’t that high, so I think very highly of them. Once Luo Feng passes the third level of the Heavenly Bridge, he’ll qualify to come and attend my lectures. After tens of thousands of years, perhaps a super Immortal will emerge from under my tutelage. Hahaha…”
The snake tailed woman shook her head and then closed her eyes.
Seeing this, the ape man also smiled and stopped disturbing her. He then disappeared from the tower without a sound.