Chapter 1174

"Ladies and gentlemen, by now, the Jiepaimai Society has auctioned off ninety-nine final-tier items; only one remains—this auction will officially conclude."

The tortoise-shell elder's voice rang out again. "I announce the final final-tier auction item—one opportunity to contemplate the Initial Universe! A Lord-level slot! It is now open! I am certain every Lord and Immortal here understands just how precious such an opportunity is!"

Whoosh—the entire auction hall erupted.

"The Initial Universe."

"The legendary Initial Universe—if one could enter and glimpse it, even death would be worth it."

"I've heard the Initial Universe is different from our Original Universe."

"The slots for the Initial Universe have long been monopolized by the Five Giants; even major Cosmic Nations struggle to obtain one. Yet now, a Lord-level slot is truly available—this will drive everyone mad!"

"Rumors say the Initial Universe is still in the early stage of cosmic evolution—no life has yet emerged, and it remains incomplete, so cosmic disasters never cease. But precisely because it is incomplete, its primordial essence is easier to comprehend. Unlike our Original Universe, vast and boundless, with fully perfected laws—precisely because they are so perfected, grasping the primordial laws is exceedingly difficult."

"Within the cosmos, the slots for contemplating the Initial Universe have long been controlled by the Virtual Cosmic Company, the Cosmic River Bank, the Giant Axe Combat Arena, and the other Four Giants. We must seize this chance!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, those at the peak of Lordhood who enter the Initial Universe have over a fifty percent chance of becoming Immortals. The auction begins now! The starting bid remains zero."

Said the tortoise-shell elder.

"One thousand Huan Yuan units!"

The number appeared on the auction tokens of over a million guests.

Yet the next instant, the number leapt—directly from one thousand Huan Yuan units to ten thousand Huan Yuan units.

Ten thousand Huan Yuan units!

This meant the bidder was at least a Level Four user!

Silence.

The entire auction hall fell utterly silent; most Lords were stunned. Ten thousand Huan Yuan units was the threshold for a Level Four account—among Immortals, possessing ten thousand Huan Yuan units already meant one was doing quite well.

Yet even ten thousand Huan Yuan units could not secure this slot; the price rose again soon.

Rapidly rising.

From ten thousand Huan Yuan units, it climbed to twenty thousand, then thirty thousand, finally reaching thirty-seven thousand Huan Yuan units.

In the end, this Lord-level slot was purchased by a great figure for thirty-seven thousand Huan Yuan units.

Thus, this auction officially ended.

"There are still too many rich people in this world. I worked my fingers to the bone selling over a dozen space artifacts and earned only twelve thousand Huan Yuan units—yet that one person casually spent thirty-seven thousand."

Fang Yu sighed slightly, but it was normal—he left immediately, logged off, and waited for the auction's prize to arrive.

After cultivating for over ten more days on Bai Lanxing, a beautiful spaceship arrived—it belonged to the Virtual Cosmic Company.

"Guest identity confirmed. Transaction permitted."

The Virtual Cosmic Company staff placed numerous large crates on the ground; Fang Yu gestured, and instantly retrieved all the treasures.

"Respected guest, thank you for your support of the Virtual Cosmic Company. Thank you."

The cosmic spaceship departed, and Fang Yu returned to his residence.

He opened crate after crate, revealing the treasures within: one crate held translucent boxes, each containing a supremely delicate fruit—the Lankan Fruit. Though inferior to the Life Fruit, the Lankan Fruit was still extremely precious—one fruit equaled a thousand Life Planets.

Also present were Berna metallic lifeforms—a race of metal with its own life, distinct from the Five Elemental Sacred Beasts: Zhu Que, Xuan Wu, Bai Hu, and Qing Long. These metallic beings had become an entire race, each possessing life, seemingly revealing the marvel of creation.

"You lot, enter my Cave Heaven World—infuse it with vitality."

Fang Yu looked at the Berna metallic lifeforms and did not absorb them directly with Bai Di Jin Huang Zhan; instead, with a single grasp, he drew them into his Cave Heaven, where they became part of its crystalline boundaries.

He also retrieved a Star Core—a large sphere that still retained immense energy, yet appeared small, as if some unknown transformation had caused a star to produce such a core.

When the Star Core entered Fang Yu's body, he channeled his Dao laws and countless techniques through it, sensing a breakthrough, a transformation—his body seemed poised to brew a dense surge of vitality.

"Also, bring in the Golden Ye Zi of the Kelas Ancient Tree."

Fang Yu absorbed the Golden Ye Zi into his body. This single leaf was worth eight thousand Huan Yuan units—enough to purchase countless star systems, Life Planets, and billions of lives if auctioned for other goods.

Fang Yu now possessed the Golden Ye Zi of the Kelas Ancient Tree and began to contemplate it.

During contemplation, countless laws within his body surged wildly.

He had mastered too many Dao techniques: the Great Five Elements Art, the Great Yin-Yang Art, the Great Chaos Art, the Great Star Art, the Great Catastrophe Art, the Great Soul Art, the Great Life Art, the Great Divine Enshrinement Art, the Great Xuan Huang Art, and more. Logically, with so many Dao techniques, comprehending even one or two should make grasping the principle of creation effortless.

Yet things in heaven and earth are never so simple. Creation, creation—this step forward brings a fundamental transcendence. Even an unparalleled genius who masters countless Dao techniques still finds it exceedingly difficult to comprehend the principle of creation.

Most crucially, Fang Yu had only recently ascended to the Longevity Fourth Realm, the Realm of Cosmic Time—by all counts, even without time acceleration, he had spent less than half a year in this realm. Legends who once mastered the principle of creation spent millennia, even tens of thousands of years.

To comprehend the principle of creation in such a brief time was no easy feat.

Yet now, with the many rare treasures acquired through vast Huan Yuan units, Fang Yu could attempt to break through.

Within his body, countless Dao laws flowed; the laws of time and space revealed infinite mysteries. In an instant, the space-time around him shifted—he appeared on one star, then another, then another.

As space-time moved, so did he.

Finally, his body manifested above Earth.

Within his body, an intense power brewed.

The Star Core flowed; metallic and plant lifeforms transformed. On the Golden Ye Zi of the Kelas Ancient Tree, profound mysteries unfolded before Fang Yu—the laws of creation, akin to the World Tree of the Eternal Life Realm.

A new force, a new law, emerged within Fang Yu's body.

The Law of Creation!

Longevity Fifth Realm: The Realm of Creation!