Chapter 1188

In the Tai Chu District, Fang Yu arrived at his estate.

A group of people had already been waiting there for him; their leader was an elder who had cultivated to the Realm of Domain Lord.

But Fang Yu now realized that the Domain Lords of this world were less like true Domain Lords and more like Cave Heaven Lords, their inner worlds resembling Cave Heavens more than true realms.

A Domain Lord typically comprehended one law; these laws coalesced into a real, tangible Cave Heaven. From a certain perspective, this Cave Heaven was incomplete—perhaps a Cave Heaven born of the Metal Law contained only metal, while one born of the Earth Law contained only earth; as for Time and Space Laws, most Domain Lords had not comprehended them.

A complete world required far too many laws—not merely the Five Elements, but also Time and Space Laws, and even the power of creation. It needed to sustain itself and generate all things under heaven and earth.

That was a true world.

Yet having a Domain Lord as guardian was also a symbol of status.

"Your Highness, we pay our respects!"

When Fang Yu and Lady Fors reached the spot, the elder and the group behind him bowed deeply in reverence.

"This is General Karriato Baximu, commander of the Prince's Guard."

Lady Fors smiled.

"Your Highness may simply call me Karri."

The elder hurriedly said.

"Very well, Mr. Karri, I'll rely on you from now on."

Fang Yu grunted.

"Prince Fang Yu, I'll take my leave now. Karri knows every detail of this estate—he'll tell you everything."

"Alright."

Fang Yu nodded.

Lady Fors immediately transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the distance.

"Your Highness, this way."

Karri led the way, and Fang Yu entered his estate.

The entire estate was covered in green grass, everything fresh and clear.

"That is Your Highness's cultivation ground. The entire ground spans fifty kilometers in length and thirty kilometers in width; its surface is incredibly hard."

Karri pointed to a distant sealed, massive structure.

"And that there is the swimming pool."

Karri pointed to another distant, enormous pool. "The pool has two sections: the inner pool's water has special effects—lying in it rapidly restores a weary body. It is divided into six zones based on water temperature, a design mimicking reality. Your Highness's residence in the real Tai Chu Secret Realm is far superior to this, but Your Highness has likely not yet reached the Tai Chu Secret Realm."

"Almost there."

Fang Yu smiled.

If Fang Yu waited for the Virtual Universe Corporation's spaceship, it would take him three years to reach its headquarters; but by using the spaceship himself for Spatial-Temporal Teleportation, those three years could be shortened to just a few days.

That is the advantage of mastering Spatial-Temporal Teleportation.

For example, the Great Teleportation Art of the Three Thousand Great Ways, when perfected, allows one teleport to cover the distance of two great worlds—equivalent to hundreds of millions of times the speed of light.

Spatial-Temporal Teleportation far surpasses the speed of light.

"Your Highness, that is your living quarters. Whatever appearance you desire, you may use your virtual assistant to realize it."

Karri continued detailing the estate's features; Fang Yu nodded, then dismissed Karri and entered the three-story villa that served as his living quarters.

The first floor was for receiving guests, the second for entertainment, and the third for bedrooms, study, and rest.

Third floor.

Fang Yu sat cross-legged; with a thought, the Virtual Universe Corporation's network appeared before him, displaying numerous entries.

Eight major categories: Secret Arts, Weapons, Rare Treasures, Tech Weapons, Materials, Lifeforms, Tools, and Other Special Categories. Beneath these eight were many subcategories—for instance, under Lifeforms: "Plant Life," "Metal Life," "Earth-Type Life," and so on.

"Rare Treasures category, Secret Realm Treasures subcategory."

Fang Yu looked at the Rare Treasures category and saw many treasures listed under the Secret Realm Treasures subcategory.

"Ten Thousand Spirits Purple Blood Juice: 120,000 credits per unit (70% discount in Original Secret Realm, 80% in Tai Chu Secret Realm, 90% in Heaven-Earth Secret Realm, full price in Endtime Secret Realm)."

"Krip Crystal: 200,000 credits per gem (70% discount in Original Secret Realm, 80% in Tai Chu Secret Realm, 90% in Heaven-Earth Secret Realm, full price in Endtime Secret Realm)."

"Rainbow-Eye Fruit: 100,000 credits per fruit (70% discount in Original Secret Realm, 80% in Tai Chu Secret Realm, 90% in Heaven-Earth Secret Realm, full price in Endtime Secret Realm)."

……

Countless Secret Realm rarities, all local specialties of this world; some struck Fang Yu as astonishing—such as the Krip Crystal, priced at 200,000 credits, a material usable in the forging of Supreme Dao Artifacts in the Eternal Life Realm, greatly enhancing magic treasures when added.

In the mortal world of the Eternal Life Realm, there were Four Divine Stones: the Stone of Life, the Stone of Soul, the Tianjing Stone, and the Object-God Stone; yet the Krip Crystal here was no inferior.

But the problem was, all these Secret Realm rarities required credits—and Fang Yu, having just passed the first level of the Heavenly Bridge trial, had only 1,000 credits.

To exchange for these rarities, he needed to complete various missions to earn more credits.

Fang Yu was in no hurry to earn credits immediately; he continued scanning the eight categories, his gaze settling on the Secret Arts category.

Secret Art: Seven-Star Light…

Secret Art: Eternal Indestructibility…

Secret Art: Tower of the Void…

Secret Art: Diers' Codex…

One after another, secret arts appeared on the list—at least ten thousand visible, and this was only the first page.

"Excellent items. Wonderful treasures."

Fang Yu gazed at the array of secret arts; though he could not afford any with his current credits, their sheer number before him was undoubtedly beneficial.

For the stones of another mountain may serve to polish one's own jade.

In the Eternal Life Realm, Fang Yu had obtained the Three Thousand Great Ways; their profundity had made him believe no other arts beyond them could exist—such as the Great Soul Art, which, once cultivated, seemed to encompass all soul techniques. Yet here, other soul secret arts existed, entirely absent from the Eternal Life Realm's Three Thousand Great Ways.

This was a tremendous aid to Fang Yu's comprehension of his own Dao.

Thus, seeing so many secret arts, Fang Yu's expression turned keenly interested.

Beep-beep-beep.

At that moment, Fang Yu saw he had received a new email.

"Fang Yu:

Congratulations on becoming a formal member of the Primordial Secret Realm. You have just arrived in the Primordial Secret Realm and are entitled to a free gift of 10,000 credits. You may use these 10,000 credits to purchase any item from the treasure vault list, as long as your credits are sufficient. It is recommended you buy necessary secret techniques rather than waste time cultivating primal energy or mental force.

From Stellar Level to Cosmic Level, from Cosmic Level to Domain Lord Level, and from Domain Lord Level to Realm Lord Level are qualitative leaps. But from Stellar Level 1st Rank to 9th Rank, from Cosmic Level 1st Rank to 9th Rank, from Domain Lord 1st Rank to 9th Rank, and from Realm Lord 1st Rank to 9th Rank are all quantitative accumulations. The company can expend invaluable resources to freely enhance the physical strength of every core member, boosting their primal energy and mental force, allowing them to directly advance from 1st Rank to 9th Rank in an extremely short time. In other words, every core member only needs to achieve qualitative breakthroughs—the company will handle all quantitative increases.

The company will not let core members waste time accumulating energy. All core members should save their time for comprehending primordial laws and learning secret techniques.

Virtual Universe Corporation."

"…"

After reading this email, Fang Yu could only conclude that the Virtual Universe Corporation was truly flush with wealth.

Flush with wealth. Truly flush with wealth.

Within the company, as long as you are a core member, you only need to comprehend the laws for qualitative breakthroughs—the company will directly arrange your quantitative increases!

This was simply extravagant.

That is, if a cultivator breaks through from Stellar Level to Cosmic Level 1st Rank, the company will freely assist him in reaching Cosmic Level 9th Rank, covering all energy costs from 1st to 9th Rank.

If a cultivator breaks through from Cosmic Level to Domain Lord Level 1st Rank, the company will directly propel him to Domain Lord Level 9th Rank.

By the same logic, if a cultivator breaks through from Domain Lord Level 9th Rank to Realm Lord Level 1st Rank, the company will directly help him reach Realm Lord Level 9th Rank.

Cultivators need not waste time sitting in meditation to absorb cosmic energy. It's unnecessary.

Flush with wealth.

Indeed, flush with wealth.

In the Yellow Great World, the Yuhua Sect absolutely does not have such a system—even the wealthy Famen Sect lacks this. Even the Kanlishen Sect, a Dazong Sect ranked thirteenth among the Thousand Great Worlds, does not cultivate its disciples this way.

In the Kanlishen Sect, disciples receive rewards upon breaking through the realm—that is already considered excellent cultivation. But directly granting full energy to fill a new realm upon breakthrough? That does not exist.

Then again, in the Eternal Life Realm, the Eternal Life Dao has no concept of 1st Rank to 9th Rank. Pure energy increases only appear in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Stages of Divine Abilities, Magical Power Realm, True Qi Realm, and Gang Qi Realm. Once one reaches the 4th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Yin-Yang Realm, the cultivator must personally comprehend the Yin-Yang laws to possibly break through. The same applies to the Heavenly Man Realm—you must comprehend the laws.

If the Yin-Yang Realm had 1st Rank to 9th Rank, and the Heavenly Man Realm had 1st Rank to 9th Rank, perhaps even major sects like the Kanlishen Sect would directly assist disciples from 1st Rank to 9th Rank.

But no matter how you look at it, the Virtual Universe Corporation's method of cultivating disciples is undeniably flush with wealth.

"In the Consuming Starry Sky, if one could cultivate the Saint King Art or the Divine Elephant Subduing Hell Force, I wonder if the Virtual Universe Corporation could afford it."

Fang Yu recalled the most energy-starved divine art in the multiverse and immediately thought of the Divine Elephant Subduing Hell Force. If he could obtain the Divine Elephant Subduing Hell Force and cultivate it in the Consuming Starry Sky, letting the Virtual Universe Corporation lavishly nurture him and propel him to a high realm with this art, it would be incredibly satisfying.

He would only be responsible for breakthroughs in realm—the company would handle energy acquisition. This was simply perfect.

Of course, if that were the case, the Virtual Universe Corporation might go bankrupt, since the Divine Elephant Subduing Hell Force is the most energy-hungry, and each successful cultivation stage requires life energy possibly eighty-four million times that of a cultivator at the same level.

Unfortunately, Fang Yu had not obtained the Divine Elephant Subduing Hell Force, nor the Divine Seals.

His spirit stirred slightly as he continued examining the Weapons category among the eight types.

"5th Rank Primal Force Weapon, 'Shadow Gold Blade,' 12 credits."