Qian Wu Continent, 89th floor of Ping Hai Company, Xu Xin’s office.
“Your Highness Xu Xin, congratulations. From now on, you are officially a core member of Virtual Universe Company.” An old man with a tall, slender build, silver eyes, and simple white robes smiled. “In Virtual Universe’s Rain Tree Mountain, you have a residence in the Doomsday District. You also have a residence in the Doomsday Secret Region. You may choose to go to the Doomsday Secret Region.”
“The Doomsday Secret Region? Where is it?” Xu Xin asked curiously with a smile.
“It is very far away.”
The white-robed old man smiled. “The company has arranged a spaceship specifically to pick you up. Even in the Dark Universe, it would take several years of flight.”
“Is it close to the Primal Secret Region?” Xu Xin asked.
“No.” The white-robed old man shook his head. “The four great secret regions all came into existence in the vast universe a very long time ago, and they are all extremely far apart from one another. The Doomsday Secret Region and the Primal Secret Region are in different star regions.”
“Star regions?” Xu Xin was somewhat disappointed.
A star region could be described as the largest representative unit of territory in the universe.
Generally, one star region was about the size of one universe country. It was an incomparably vast territory.
If the Primal Secret Region and Doomsday Secret Region had been close, Xu Xin really would have wanted to go. That way, she could be together with her husband in reality.
“Your Highness Xu Xin, you are a member of the Commerce Department, so there is no need for you to go to the distant Doomsday Secret Region.” The white-robed old man smiled. “The environment of a universe secret region is only beneficial to those warriors. Almost all core members of the Commerce Department live in their hometowns. Of course, if Your Highness Xu Xin wishes to go to the Doomsday Secret Region, you may submit an application.”
“No need.” Xu Xin shook her head.
“I have conveyed everything. Your Highness Xu Xin, I shall take my leave first.” The tall, slender old man bowed respectfully before leaving.
Only Xu Xin remained in the office.
Looking at the documents on the desk before her, Xu Xin’s eyes were filled with excitement.
“Knock!” “Knock!” “Knock!”
Someone knocked on the door.
“Come in,” Xu Xin called.
“Sis Xu, Sis Xu.” A short-haired woman ran in, calling out repeatedly. “Did you pass the review for entering the core layer?”
“Yes.” Xu Xin nodded repeatedly, her heart filled with delight.
“That’s wonderful.” The short-haired woman cheered excitedly. “Sis Xu, you finally succeeded.”
“Yes. A Lan, thank you for all these years too.” Xu Xin looked gratefully at her good friend beside her. This short-haired woman was a close partner whom Xu Xin had met when she first started her business on Earth. Over the years, the two had become a golden team, and her friend Dong Lan had also benefited from her relationship with Xu Xin. For example, even after a hundred years, Dong Lan’s appearance had changed very little.
“Why say all that? Hurry up and tell that person of yours.” The short-haired woman chuckled.
“Mm.”
Xu Xin took a deep breath.
How long had it been…
How long had she worked towards this day…
“Requesting a call.” Xu Xin sent Luo Feng a call request, but as soon as it was sent, it was automatically disconnected.
“Hmm?”
“He closed call requests?” Xu Xin was stunned. “No, that’s not right. He is going to leave Chaos City in about seven days. There shouldn’t be anything important happening during this period.”
“What’s wrong, Sis Xu?” the short-haired woman asked in confusion.
“I can’t connect.” Xu Xin shook her head.
Chaos City.
Luo Feng walked out of Chaos City Lord’s residence, his mind still filled with the various insights he had gained earlier from comprehending the 《Nine Universe Chaos Stele》.
“Make the most of the time. I only have two days left before leaving Chaos City.” Luo Feng transformed into a streak of light and flew towards his cultivation residence. “I have a great deal of insight from comprehending the 《Nine Universe Chaos Stele》 that I need to digest and turn into my own understanding. Observing the workings of the laws of the universe in the sky will help me with my comprehension.”
Whoosh!
Luo Feng landed on the rooftop of his cultivation residence. He then sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, beginning to organise everything he had gained from the previous seven days of comprehending the 《Nine Universe Chaos Stele》. From time to time, he would look up at the sky, observing the naturally flowing secret patterns of the laws of the universe at the gaps in cosmic space, comparing them with his insights and occasionally gaining new understanding.
One day, two days…
“Prepare to depart!” A voice suddenly echoed through Luo Feng’s mind.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng awoke with a start and immediately saw a dark blue spaceship shaped like a ‘big fish’ hovering in the sky above Chaos City in the distance, while one figure after another soared into the sky.
“Are we leaving?” Luo Feng also immediately soared into the sky.
More than eight hundred people flew from all parts of Chaos City towards that spaceship.
As he flew towards the spaceship, Luo Feng looked down at the ancient city shrouded in chaotic currents below. “Teacher!”
“Once you go out, it will be a hundred or a thousand times more dangerous than Chaos City. Be careful, and do not bring shame upon me, True Yan.” A voice directly penetrated ten thousand kilometres and rang in Luo Feng’s ears.
“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded heavily.
After spending twenty years with his teacher, their relationship was naturally very deep.
…
One figure after another flew into the spaceship through the hatch in the belly of the ‘big fish’.
Inside the spaceship’s lounge.
As soon as the 816 young people entered the lounge, those who knew each other began chatting.
“Luo Feng, you’re ruthless. And you too, Rong Jun.” The Manka Star Prince, Wu Ka, looked displeased. “The two of you, one passed the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge and the other passed the fourth level. You’ve both left me behind. This is just, just too heartbreaking!”
“It’s good that you realise the gap. Work hard,” Luo Feng said, patting Wu Ka on the shoulder.
Wu Ka was stunned.
“Yes, you do need to work hard.” Rong Jun also came over and patted Wu Ka on the shoulder.
“Damn, you two are too much. I’m this heartbroken, and you don’t even comfort me.” Wu Ka cried out in protest.
Luo Feng and Rong Jun both laughed. While Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wu Ka chatted and joked among the crowd, the others also gathered in groups of three or five according to how close they were to one another.
There were still some solitary people who did not interact with the others.
For example, the white-robed young man carrying a blood sword was always alone at the edge, never communicating with anyone else.
“Rumble~~”
As the figure wearing a cyan battle robe entered the hall, that heart palpitating aura caused everyone to fall silent, not daring to make a sound.
“The basic thirty years of cultivation in Chaos City are now over.” Nine Sword Venerable swept his gaze over the 816 young people before him. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes. “In terms of mortality rate, your batch can be considered relatively poor, but in terms of achievements, it has been a very outstanding batch. In particular, Bolan, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun, all three of you have done very well.”
A commotion immediately arose among the young people below, and many of them turned to look at the three.
Bolan had passed the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge! He had been far ahead from the beginning, so everyone was already numb to it.
Luo Feng had passed the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge!
Rong Jun had passed the fourth level of the Heavenly Bridge!
Among the three, everyone felt numbness towards the God of Death, Bolan.
They felt envy towards Rong Jun, envious that he had a Universe Country Lord as his teacher.
As for Luo Feng, they were full of amazement and admiration. Without a Universe Country Lord as his teacher, he had still managed to pass the fifth level in the end. The extent of his progress was truly astonishing!
“Hmm?” Luo Feng turned his head and saw that the white-robed young man, Bolan, was looking over.
Their gazes met.
Bolan nodded slightly.
Luo Feng also nodded slightly.
Both of them regarded the other as their opponent. Luo Feng’s goal was to catch up with Bolan and even surpass him, while Bolan intended to leave Luo Feng, whose progress had been astonishing, far behind.
And at this moment…
“Luo Feng?” In a corner of the crowd, Long Yun silently looked at Luo Feng in the distance. “The gap between us is actually getting bigger and bigger. I’m from the Original Secret Region!!!”
…
After passing through the passageway where the flow of time was distorted, the spaceship finally entered the Original Universe.
“We have already left the Initial Universe.” The purple-scaled man in the cyan robe looked at the group of young people below. “This means that your safest period of cultivation in Chaos City has officially ended! Next, you will be divided into four teams and sent to the Original Secret Region, Primal Secret Region, Heaven and Earth Secret Region, and Doomsday Secret Region respectively.”
“From now on, it will be impossible for things to be as peaceful as they were in Chaos City. Good luck to all of you. I hope that when I see you next time, 500 of you will still be alive.” After the purple-scaled man in the cyan robe finished speaking.
Rumble~~
The spaceship began to slow down. A moment later, the hatch opened.
Luo Feng and the others filed out of the spaceship and immediately saw the mountains rising and falling in the distance, countless spaceships in the distance, and figures flying through the sky. There were also numerous stars in the sky.
“We’ve arrived at the Virtual Universe Company’s headquarters in the entire universe.” Luo Feng flew out of the hatch and then slowly descended. “Right, Babata, activate network reception.”
“Understood.”
Virtual Universe, Rain Tree Mountain, Primal Beginning District, Manor No. 1106.
Inside the study.
“Xu Xin actually has 111 call requests?” Luo Feng appeared out of nowhere inside the study and opened his laptop. “This urgent, could something important have happened?”
Beep!
The laptop screen quickly connected to the call request, and Xu Xin’s image appeared on the screen.
“So many call requests, what important thing has happened?” Luo Feng immediately asked nervously.
“There is indeed something important.” Xu Xin spoke from the screen.
“What is it?” Luo Feng asked hurriedly.
“Go to the Myriad Language Pavilion in the Public Area of Rain Tree Mountain and meet someone there.” Xu Xin said.
“The Public Area of Rain Tree Mountain?” Luo Feng was puzzled. Apart from those servants, everyone in Rain Tree Mountain was a core member. He did not know many core members himself, so which core member needed to contact him through his wife? There was no such person!
“Who is it?” Luo Feng was completely puzzled.
“Go, and you’ll know.” Xu Xin urged. “Hurry, it’s very important.”
“Oh?” Luo Feng was even more puzzled.
…
Luo Feng walked out of the entrance to the Primal Beginning District and immediately transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the Public Area.
“Someone actually knows about the Myriad Language Pavilion in the Public Area? And they even asked me to meet them in the Public Area. Who exactly is this person?” Luo Feng thought. “There are only a few people from the entire Black Dragon Mountain Star Region who have entered the core layer.”
The more Luo Feng thought about it, the more puzzled he became.
The Public Area was extremely prosperous.
This was because it was the only place where the numerous core members from the four districts of Rain Tree Mountain could gather together. Core members were all extremely wealthy, so commerce here was naturally highly developed.
“Myriad Language Pavilion.”
“Myriad Language Pavilion.”
Luo Feng spotted the name of the nine-storey blackwood building in the distance at a glance. There were countless rare and precious flowers and plants surrounding the tall building, filling the surrounding area with a faint floral fragrance.
Luo Feng then descended into the crowd below and walked towards the Myriad Language Pavilion.
“Who could it be?”
Luo Feng followed the floral fragrance as he walked towards the entrance of the Myriad Language Pavilion. Suddenly, he stopped.
In the distance…
At the entrance of the Myriad Language Pavilion, beside the beautiful flowers, stood a graceful figure. She was silently looking at him.
The two of them stood facing each other from a distance in front of the Myriad Language Pavilion.