Chapter 1183

Fang Yu seemed to have directly created an inner universe of his own, and the very existence of this inner universe greatly benefited his cultivation base and realm.

Inner universe.

This is something that resonates with the Eternal Life Method.

When cultivating the Eternal Life Method in the Longevity Secret Realm, one successively comprehends the laws of space, the laws of time, then discovers the laws of Creation, the laws of Celestial Position, and the laws of the World, gradually transforming one's inner cave into a world, and that world further transforms into an inner universe.

Yet at this very moment, Fang Yu, while cultivating the 9th Rank Secret Scripture, merely used 72,000 auxiliary threads, 1,440 main threads, the Primal Force Crystal Ball, the Soul Crystal Ball, and his body to simulate an inner universe within his own form.

Every instant of this inner universe's flow seemed to reveal the supreme mysteries of cosmic operation.

The universe is profoundly mysterious.

There are many kinds of laws alone, and when the universe truly operates, these numerous laws merge into one, intertwining like countless gears perfectly meshing, rolling together—space and time unified, all laws fused, forming the entire cosmic flow.

Thus, the universe's cyclical operation is far more difficult than comprehending the laws of space or time individually.

It goes without saying that the being who created this 9th Rank Secret Scripture possessed an extraordinarily profound realm—merely using 72,000 auxiliary crystalline threads, 1,440 main threads, the Primal Force Crystal Ball, the Soul Crystal Ball, and the body… to observe the universe. Such a realm is immensely profound even within the Eternal Life Realm.

Fang Yu somehow obtained this opportunity on Earth.

His divine sense reached out and perceived the flow of countless laws.

Laws of space, time, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, light, lightning—every fundamental force of the universe seemed within Fang Yu's comprehension.

Of course, what he now comprehends are only simulated characteristics of these cosmic fundamentals, not their true essence—but it is still an immense opportunity.

"Earth… this place is truly miraculous."

As Fang Yu cultivated the 9th Rank Secret Scripture, each step he took caused the surrounding laws of space and time to shift and flow; he vanished from Earth once more, embarking on a great spacetime transcendence, and soon returned to Bai Lanxing, his nominal homeworld.

His visit to Earth yielded considerable gains: one Golden-Horned Colossus, one 9th Rank Secret Scripture. As for treasures like a Class-E Mechanoid spacecraft, they too count as treasures—after all, a single vessel is worth one to two thousand Huan Yuan units.

He came and went in a flash, leaving behind in the Dao Palace some insights on the universe, which should aid his disciples in understanding this alien cosmos.

As for why he didn't take his disciples on travels, it's because disciples must ultimately grow on their own, only then can they thrive in the cruel universe.

In the universe, countless battles rage; only a few years remain before the Universe's Peak Genius War begins, when countless geniuses will erupt in earth-shattering clashes upon the grand stage—only truly independent geniuses will reach the end.

"The timeline I arrived in seems slightly early—there are still several years before the Universe's Peak Genius War, but only by joining the core of the Virtual Universe Corporation can one gain greater benefits."

Fang Yu sat atop his villa on Bai Lanxing, cultivating the 9th Rank Secret Scripture, while a thread of his consciousness entered the Virtual Universe, sending a message to Ming Yu, an external administrator of the Black Longshan branch of the Virtual Universe Corporation.

"What? That 'Yu Di' has just comprehended more of the laws of time? How is that possible? Space and time—these are among the universe's ten fundamental laws, and the two hardest to comprehend. He already mastered the laws of space, making him an unparalleled genius, but now he's mastered the laws of time too?"

Ming Yu, a burly domain lord of the Black Longshan branch, was handling numerous matters when he suddenly read Fang Yu's message and was utterly stunned.

Because the message contained a major event.

Fang Yu, this unparalleled genius, has just comprehended more of the laws of time.

This single piece of information instantly changed Ming Yu's expression.

Fang Yu, "Yu Di"—he knew him well; within the entire Black Longshan branch, Fang Yu was classified as a special-grade genius, for Fang Yu had mastered the laws of space, something most could not comprehend.

Across all of humanity, countless geniuses exist, yet those who master any law are absolute geniuses. Most geniuses consider themselves extraordinary if they master the laws of earth, metal, or water—but those who master the laws of space are exceedingly rare.

Any human genius who masters both the laws of space and the laws of time, if they survive, will inevitably become a towering figure in all of humanity.

"Fang Yu, where are you now? I can immediately report this to Lord Man Luo—Lord Man Luo will surely take great interest and forward it to headquarters."

Ming Yu thought for a moment and sent Fang Yu a message.

At the same time, he rose to his feet and went to find a my lord.

"I'm on Bai Lanxing."

Fang Yu, upon receiving Ming Yu's message, replied with his location.

He waited here for an in-person meeting.

He expected an immortal-level expert to arrive here soon.

While waiting, time flew by; soon seven days passed. On this day, a starship appeared above Bai Lanxing and hovered before Fang Yu's villa.

Fang Yu gazed forward, took a step—and appeared before the starship.

Several figures stepped out of the ship; the leader was an ancient green-skinned elder, his age visibly great, yet his aura radiated far beyond that of a domain lord—even surpassing that of a realm lord.

Immortal.

The elder who arrived this time was unmistakably an Immortal realm being.

Beside this elder, the burly Ming Yu stood respectfully at a distance.

"Fang Yu, 'Yu Di,' I noticed you in the Killing Grounds. Let me introduce myself—I am Man Luo, chief overseer of the Black Longshan Killing Grounds."

The green-skinned elder smiled, introduced himself, and his cloudy eyes fixed on Fang Yu. "Ming Yu told me you've just comprehended more of the laws of time. Demonstrate it. If true, I will report this to the higher-ups."

Man Luo's gaze locked onto Fang Yu.

"Alright."

Fang Yu nodded. His eyes shifted—and around Man Luo, the Immortal, space and time underwent changes utterly unlike the outside world; the laws of time here seemed to halt.

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At that moment, both Man Luo and Ming Yu felt a terrifying force envelop them—an arcane power that, upon touching their bodies, made them feel as if countless universes had been stacked upon them.

In an instant, they could not move, could not think, could not act—even their bodily functions froze.

This sensation came and went in a flash, yet both Man Luo and Ming Yu wore expressions of sheer horror.

"Time… stillness?"

Man Luo uttered four words, recalling the event—definitely time stillness!

Under that terrifying time stillness, he could not unleash any attack—even his soul seemed frozen; everything was only realized in hindsight.

This was a great fear. A great terror.

"It's truly… time stillness!"

Ming Yu's face twisted with complex emotion. As a domain lord, towering above all, capable of annihilating a planet's life with a single punch—he had just felt every ounce of his power frozen, sealed.

That sensation of being sealed was too terrifying—he never wanted to experience it again.

"Excellent. In recent days of cultivation, I've comprehended certain subtleties of time—time stillness. I am now unraveling another transformation of time: time acceleration. If I accelerate ten thousand years into a single instant, even experts may not endure long under my control."

Fang Yu laughed.

"Time acceleration—if you can truly grasp a killing move like this, then anyone below Immortal will simply have to die."

Lord Man Luo, an expert at the Immortal realm, revealed a look of shock. "You truly are a genius—a peerless genius among geniuses. In our entire Virtual Universe Company, there are barely a handful of people who have grasped both the Law of Time and the Law of Space at once. I'll submit an application to headquarters right now—this matter is of the utmost urgency! It probably won't take more than a few days before headquarters sends people to assess you. If you pass, you may very well be specially recruited into the core of the Company!"

"Then… thank you."