Chapter 116: The Secret of Transmutation

The universe's transformation contains the ultimate Primordial Dao.

As an Initial Universe that is a Small Universe in the early stage of transformation, the Primordial Rules constantly manifest, naturally making it a cultivation holy land for the Cosmic Human Race.

Chaos City is the only ancient city in the Initial Universe.

Boom—

An oval spaceship hovered over Chaos City; its airlock opened and a multitude of figures from various races poured out.

Zhou Yang, clad in dark golden battle armor, surged out of the airlock with the crowd.

Watching the sky's repeatedly tearing and repairing spatial fissures, and the law secret patterns that occasionally appeared within them, Zhou Yang couldn't help but smile.

"In this Chaos City, one can constantly contemplate the Primordial Law Secret Pattern; it's hard not to accelerate one's cultivation!"

At that moment, a gentle voice rang directly in Zhou Yang's mind—

"Come to me."

"Yes, teacher!"

Zhou Yang silently answered in his heart, his figure drifting down quickly, and raced along the spacious street toward the center of Chaos City.

Soon he entered a towering mansion not far from the City Lord's Mansion, Kandeli's private residence in Chaos City.

In the hall, the three‑eyed elder sat opposite Zhou Yang.

"You kid, you just left a moment ago and already ran back; what, can't you bear to part from me, your teacher?"

Kandeli looked at Zhou Yang, teasing with a laugh.

Chaos City and the Main Universe have different time‑flow rates.

While nearly fifty years have passed in the outside world, only a dozen or so years have elapsed in Chaos City.

For a powerhouse like Kandeli, who has lived for billions of years, any seclusion is measured in eras.

Those ten‑plus years truly feel like a fleeting instant to them.

"Indeed, I missed the teacher!"

Zhou Yang also laughed:

"Having been away from Chaos City for fifty years, unable to constantly hear the teacher's guidance, my cultivation speed has slowed considerably."

"Hahaha, you kid, your tongue has become much slicker!"

Kandeli couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You kid are truly humble; your cultivation speed over these fifty years is even more terrifying than when you were in Chaos City."

"This time you silently breezed through the Universe‑level Primordial Tongtian Mountain, which shocked many!"

He stared at the disciple before him, seeing the youthful face radiating vigorous spirit, and felt an instant surge of boundless admiration.

"The three Primordial‑level Tongtian Mountains serve as the supreme benchmark for measuring Human Race geniuses; since the Endless Eras, only a handful have breached them, each truly a 'monster‑grade' genius of our Human Race."

"Now, you also count among that rank!"

Listening to the teacher's successive praises, Zhou Yang didn't know what to say, and could only smile humbly:

"Hehe, the teacher overpraises me; it's just an empty name."

"You kid, and that Luo Feng, you both are of the same clan, right? Both of you are the same, overly humble."

Kandeli laughed, shaking his head, "Modesty is good, but excessive modesty is wrong; a genius must have the edge and pride a genius deserves!"

"Yes, disciple has taken the lesson."

Zhou Yang nodded.

"Alright, let's discuss serious matters."

Kandeli nodded appreciatively, his expression slightly restrained, and continued solemnly:

"Your choice this time is right; whether it's a Universe‑level Cultivation Mission, a Domain Lord‑level highest‑score mission, or the authority of a high‑ranking official, all these are less important than one's own cultivation."

"As your teacher, I will lend a hand; later when you connect to the Virtual Universe, I have prepared some cultivation classics for you. You can refer to them often; they should aid your cultivation."

Kandeli fell silent for a moment, then added:

"Refine your cultivation; before breaking through the Realm of the Overseer Period, it would be best to breach the Domain Lord‑level Tongtian Mountain; then a great opportunity will await you."

In the Virtual Universe, at Estate No. 135 in the Primitive Zone cultivation site.

Zhou Yang looked at the countless volumes spread across the floor before him, his face showing astonishment.

He truly hadn't expected that the 'some classics' Kandeli mentioned would be so many—at least a thousand, perhaps!

He tallied while swiftly searching the Virtual Universe Company treasury, his astonishment spreading.

In total there were 1,172 volumes, divided into 182 sets.

The 182 sets were valued at over 90 billion points!

Among them, the most precious were nine massive Jin Shu books, each half a meter thick!

The complete set of "Life Evolution" alone is worth 90 billion points!

"Disciple, this 'Life Evolution' was created by a top Human Race master based on his insight into the Maternal Ancestor Chaos Stele; this set of secrets contains no concrete techniques, but describes a method of arranging and combining the foundations of various laws."

"Once you master this foundational combination method, you can naturally evolve countless Attack Secret Techniques, Defense Secret Techniques, even Weapon Forging Methods, tailored to yourself; foundational combination, infinite transformation—that is the true essence of this secret art."

"Study it well; whether it's the Wood Origin Law, the Void Law, or future self‑created techniques during the Realm of the Overseer Period, this secret art will greatly aid you."

Kandeli's parting admonition echoed in Zhou Yang's mind.

When the Genius Battle had just ended, he had purchased the first three volumes of "Life Evolution".

At that time he only wanted to use this secret art to accelerate his comprehension of the Wood Origin Law.

However, after Kandeli's reminder, he recalled the contents of those first three volumes and instantly gained new insight.

"I was puzzled then why such an expensive classic lacked a complete technique; now I see why!"

"Mastering the foundational combination of the laws allows infinite transformation, deriving the technique best suited to you! Strong—so strong; I previously underestimated this secret art."

Thus, having a teacher with such lofty perspective on the cultivation path is truly a blessing.

If it weren't for Kandeli's guidance, Zhou Yang wouldn't know how long it would take to grasp the true subtleties of "Life Evolution."

Zhou Yang restrained his excitement and continued to organize the other Secret Techniques.

The other 181 Secret Techniques were worth a little over 1.1 billion points in total.

Among these Secret Techniques, the majority concern the use of the soul—Soul Hammering, Soul Control, Soul Attack, Soul Enslavement, Soul Illusion, and so on.

The texts that discuss this aspect alone exceed more than half.

It must be that Kandeli knows his soul is far stronger than ordinary people's and intends to guide him to further strengthen these abilities.

The remaining smaller half of the secrets are research‑oriented, covering weapon fabrication, self‑created Secret Techniques, and similar topics.

They are likely meant to give him a foundation, serving as references for self‑created Secret Techniques and weapons after he breaks through to the World Master Level.

"182 Secret Techniques, costing over 90 billion points; even though Teacher Kandeli is a Venerable‑level strongman, this is still a huge expense."

"My strength is limited now; all I can do is diligently cultivate and not betray the teacher's hard work!"

Zhou Yang put away each Secret Technique, but his consciousness left the Virtual Universe.

Before cultivating the Secret Techniques, he still had a more important matter to attend to.

His consciousness instantly contracted and arrived at a Core Land within his body.

There, a plain, unadorned Gray Sphere floated silently.

Inside the Gray Sphere, mist swirled, as if a world was slowly taking shape.

This Gray Sphere is the 'Singularity' formed when, upon breaking through the Domain Lord Level, the vortex galaxy at the cultivation core collapses and contracts, absorbing all his Original Force and Soul Force and fusing into it!

The Singularity, though minuscule, is extremely heavy!

And Zhou Yang's Soul Power is so abnormally strong that the resulting Singularity is countless times heavier than the Singularity of an ordinary Domain Lord Level practitioner!

Within the Singularity, a world is being nurtured.

This nurturing will span the entire process from Domain Lord First Stage to Domain Lord Ninth Stage!

When the nurturing is fully successful, a fundamental metamorphosis occurs, and the nurtured world becomes a true world!

At that point, one will break through to the next cultivation stage—the World Master Level.

"The brand‑new power formed by merging Mental Power and Original Force: Singularity Power."

Zhou Yang's soul resonated with the ancient god's doppelganger, and an incomparably intricate three‑dimensional Secret Pattern Image instantly appeared in his consciousness.

"There is also the 'Original True Explanation' that can only be cultivated at the Domain Lord Level; who knows what marvelous effects mastering it will bring."

(End of chapter)