Chapter 131: Initial Universe

"I told you, the Virtual Universe Company's email already said we should make good use of these three years," Ba Ba Ta said bitterly.

Luo Feng was just about to ask.

Xiao Yu on the opposite side said, "If you want to purchase a secret technique, I recommend you buy the Space‑Time Random Notes; they'll be very helpful for your comprehension of the spatial Fundamental Law."

"Space‑Time Random Notes?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.

"My suggestion is only for your reference; the specifics are up to you. You can search for it first and take a look," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Xiao Yu's smile was bewitching; sometimes it inspired trust, other times it provoked fear.

Luo Feng found the "Space‑Time Random Notes" and was instantly stunned. "Why is it so expensive? The whole set costs 100 billion points, and just two volumes cost 10 000 points."

"Expensive, doesn't that just underscore how precious this secret technique is! However, you previously spent some points on weapons and shields, so it seems even if you buy, you can only afford the first volume for now," Ba Ba Ta said, equally astonished.

…

Primordial Zone, inside Manor No. 114.

Xiao Yu needed to continually bring his consciousness back to reality, and in the luxurious lounge he kept comprehending the Secret Patterns and various law fluctuations that he saw through the Eye of Law.

For Xiao Yu, the hardest part of comprehending the Fundamental Laws was distinguishing which were Higher Laws, which were lower‑level Fundamental Laws, which were various laws derived from the Fundamental Laws, and among the Higher Laws, which were spatial Fundamental Laws and which were temporal Fundamental Laws.

After all, none of the Secret Patterns are labeled.

Each of these artifacts contained the temporal and spatial Fundamental Laws; their Secret Patterns were manifest, their power immense, and whether given to juniors for protection or bought for personal comprehension, they were worthwhile for many Immortal strongmen.

Thus, Xiao Yu continuously studied "Universe True Explanation" within the Virtual Universe and observed cosmic laws in the Dark Universe.

Therefore, these artifacts were contested by some Immortal strongmen and Realm Lords, fetching high auction prices.

By combining various Fundamental Law secret techniques, one can quickly dissect them, but this is only achievable at Xiao Yu's five‑thousandfold Soul Rotation Speed.

In the Virtual Universe, one's own Eye of Law still existed, but this place is virtual after all, and the so‑called laws differ greatly from those of the Original Universe; they are not the same.

Occasionally he also forged artifacts; this time he recharged the system with 1 000 Mixed Yuan Units of Universe Crystal, so his Wish Points were plentiful. When crafting artifacts, Xiao Yu generously invested 10 000 Wish Gold Coins each time, greatly improving the artifact quality to the level of a high‑grade low‑tier artifact.

Xiao Yu received an email from the Cosmic Star River Bank, learning that ten artifacts fetched high auction prices, totaling 5 650 Mixed Yuan Units of Cosmic Coin.

Reclining on a luxurious lounge chair, he took out Volume One of "Universe True Explanation" for careful study; the complete set contains 40 638 secret techniques, of which 13 521 are purely spatial, 13 323 are purely temporal, and 13 794 combine space and time.

In the Original Universe, there are many laws: the Ten Fundamental Laws, from which countless derivative laws such as the Law of Life, the Law of Matter, and so on have emerged.

When one's character reaches a breakthrough, they can also forge a decent Soul Artifact.

Starting from the most basic spatial secret techniques, he analyzed them against the essence of the spatial Fundamental Law he had comprehended, continuously refining his previous understanding and correcting past deviations.

The law fluctuations are still somewhat distinguishable, after all each Fundamental Law's fluctuation has its own characteristics.

During the three‑year journey, Xiao Yu spent almost half his time delving into "Universe True Explanation" and the other half studying Core secret techniques; now he has mastered roughly one‑third of the Core Secret Patterns, and as the difficulty increases, his rate of comprehension has slowed considerably.

After three years, Xiao Yu and his companions finally arrived at the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters, where he beheld cosmic wonders he had never seen before.

He saw a continent floating in space, like a primeval landmass, spanning dozens of light‑years in diameter, with nearby stars and planets moving like tiny sesame seeds.

At the Virtual Universe Headquarters, Xiao Yu disembarked from the spaceship that had picked him up and also received the nutrition pod he had applied for, along with a thousand‑fold mixed nutrient solution.

The nutrition pod and mixed nutrient solution were stored inside a Space Ring; Xiao Yu took the ring, then met up with Hong and Luo Feng, giving each of them two artifacts, and the three proceeded to the gathering point.

It was an oval hall, its walls and ceiling entirely transparent; looking up revealed an endless starry sky, and from a distance one could see the headquarters' beautiful scenery, as well as occasional spaceships and even Immortal beings streaking by like meteors.

"Xiao Yu!"

"Xiao Yu has arrived."

"Luo Feng."

Xiao Yu, Hong, and Luo Feng's arrival was greeted warmly by many; they exchanged enthusiastic greetings, after which Luo Feng walked over to Long Yun, Uka and others, while Hong approached the crowd from the End‑Times Zone—over the past three years they had communicated a great deal.

Unlike Xiao Yu, in the Primordial Zone there was only the death god Bo Lan, and Bo Lan was a solitary, proud individual; although they did interact, it was limited.

With Bo Lan and Rong Jun's arrival, the count reached a thousand.

Guided by a tall, slender man with red eyes, Xiao Yu and the others entered a bizarre spaceship; it was bizarre because the vessel itself was a gigantic fish—entirely deep‑blue, its tail fin gently swaying, stretching nearly a kilometer in length.

However, the belly of this "big fish" ship had an open hatch, through which one could see the interior corridor.

"This is an F‑class spaceship that has integrated Immortal‑level lifeforms; it might even be considered a G‑grade Spaceship," Wu said.

Xiao Yu became a member of the Virtual Universe Primordial Secret Realm, his Permission greatly increased, and Wu's accessible information surged; this Domain Lord Level intelligent soul‑type lifeform was overjoyed.

The group entered the ship, and in the hall once again saw the purple‑scaled man, the Nine‑Sword Sovereign, who presided over this Talent War.

"Depart for the Initial Universe," the Nine‑Sword Sovereign ordered, and the big‑fish spaceship set off toward the Initial Universe.

Soon, the big‑fish spaceship entered the passage between the Original Universe and the Initial Universe, and at the Nine‑Sword Sovereign's command, it activated the external scenery simulation.

The Initial Universe and the Original Universe have different time flow rates; the passage's time flow is chaotic, making even the intelligent soul‑entity Wu feel uneasy, let alone Xiao Yu and the others.

Silently, Xiao Yu removed his Golden Eye Mask; beneath the violet light, certain Secret Patterns flared unusually, surpassing all others, and this strange sensation deepened his comprehension of the temporal Fundamental Law by a notch.

After about five or six minutes, the discomfort vanished.

"We have now entered the Initial Universe!" the Nine‑Sword Sovereign said with a smile.

The ceiling skylight opened, turning the hall's upper part transparent, allowing everyone to see the outside through the clear layer.

The heavens and earth occasionally split open, revealing countless strange Secret Patterns flowing along the edges of the fissured space; threads of Secret Patterns darted about, weaving the cosmos ever larger as if on a loom.

This is the peculiarity of the Initial Universe: at the cosmos's birth, various Fundamental Laws manifest outward, making comprehension easier.

Under the Eye of Law, these outward Fundamental Laws become even more evident; through the Secret Patterns, waves of differing law fluctuations continuously merge.

(End of Chapter)