Chapter 190: Cultivation

Suddenly, the cabin hatch opened.

A human standing 1.83 meters tall with black hair and black eyes stepped out, and the moment he stepped out, a black robe covered his body.

"Twenty years! This perfect‑gene life, its realm advancement is really slow!" Xiao Yu, dressed in black, sighed.

After becoming a perfect‑gene life, Xiao Yu's ability to absorb universal energy increased by more than a thousandfold.

Yet even a body spanning nearly one hundred thousand kilometers, rising from Domain Lord first rank to Domain Lord Level ninth rank, still took twenty years.

Fortunately, staying in the nutrition chamber does not hinder his contemplation of various secret arts and Fundamental Laws.

After twenty years, Xiao Yu finally comprehended thoroughly the fifth picture of the Universe Chaos Stele, the Star Network Diagram.

He has already begun to contemplate the sixth picture, the "River Diagram": a river whose bottom is littered with countless grains of sand, each of which, upon close inspection, resembles a star.

Each star is like those in the fourth picture, the "Star Diagram", yet each is slightly different.

Despite the innumerable grains on the riverbed, a certain pattern can still be discerned.

The opponent is certainly a being stronger than Gui Yi Zunzhe, whose palm contains extremely profound Space-Time Law, combined in a very unusual way.

Xiao Yu named this palm imprint "Heaven‑Flipping Palm".

He has only tested it in the Virtual Universe; its power is astonishing—one slash would completely destroy his massive cultivation chamber.

When the time comes, he will possess a time mystery and a space mystery, and traversing the 18th layer of Sky Bridge will be as easy as flipping a palm.

The bronze ancient gate slowly opened.

Outside the bronze ancient gate of the comprehension chamber of the Universe Chaos Stele, the benevolent‑faced San Yan Lao Zhe still stood there, smiling broadly at Xiao Yu.

Additionally, he will be able to comprehend a time mystery; time has three great mysteries: Time Acceleration, Time Pause, and Time Reversal, and Xiao Yu feels the most likely one he can attain is Time Pause.

Although he had previously fully comprehended the first five pictures, Xiao Yu still spent some time on further contemplation, and this contemplation indeed revealed that his earlier insights were still somewhat lacking.

He still has six contemplation opportunities, which he plans to exhaust over the next several decades.

Based on the concept of this palm and his own grasp of the Space-Time Origin Law, Xiao Yu created a sword technique called "Creation", which for now has only one move, "Open Heaven", still needing refinement.

"Thank you." Xiao Yu gave a slight bow, then flew inward.

In twenty years, not only did the World Tree Clone's perception of the Fundamental Law improve, but Xiao Yu himself also gained from contemplating the palm imprint's concept.

After that, Xiao Yu finally contemplated the sixth picture.

Although his inner world contains an Illusory Shadow of the Chaos Stele, its effect is only one‑tenth of the real thing, far inferior.

Xiao Yu feels that once he fully understands the sixth picture, he will be able to grasp at least one space mystery; space has three great mysteries: Instant Teleport, Space Strangle, and Space Seal. He is most likely to attain Instant Teleport.

"Little fellow, go in." Kandeli smiled.

Leaving the dwelling he had lain in for twenty years, Xiao Yu flew toward the Universe Chaos Stele, intending to contemplate it again.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Yu left the comprehension chamber, ventured out of the city to hunt Chaos Beasts; even those of Realm Lord Level pose him no pressure at all.

Then Xiao Yu would occasionally sit cross‑legged on the rooftop of his cultivation dwelling, gazing upward at the sky to observe the outward flow of universal laws, constantly receiving the law's secret pattern in his right eye, and at other times venture out of the city to hunt Chaos Beasts, testing his insights.

He would also continue to fuse divine crystals, time crystals, and space crystals within his body, merging them in a one‑to‑one ratio.

Within his inner world, the World Tree Clone sometimes contemplates the Illusory Shadow of the Universe Chaos Stele, and sometimes the Illusory Shadow of the palm imprint.

In the Virtual Universe, Xiao Yu's split soul mainly contemplates the "Universal True Explanation" and the "Primordial Soul"; occasionally he will preset a new scheme on the second layer, and when faced with a difficult problem he goes to Thunder Island to receive the teacher's guidance, supplemented by his auxiliary artifact, the Space-Time Origin Simulator.

The three combine!

Xiao Yu's cultivation speed is definitely several times faster than in the Original Universe.

Time passes.

Listening to the Chaos teacher's teachings, attending lectures by other Immortal Lord Kings, hunting Chaos Beasts, and devoting oneself to cultivation…

Xiao Yu is like a precise machine, advancing steadily without pause, yet also like a parched desert greedily drawing nourishment.

In the blink of an eye, seventy years have passed (initial universe time, about 240 years in the Original Universe).

……

Virtual Universe Prime Zone.

Luo Feng and Hong arrived at Villa No. 114 as guests.

Both Luo Feng and Hong entered the Primordial Secret Realm, making them newcomers to the Prime Zone; however, Luo Feng has broken through to Domain Lord Level, while Hong remains at Universe-level.

"Third brother, I'll be heading to the Initial Universe soon; the application has already been approved," Luo Feng said with a smile.

"Haha, we brothers can meet again in the Initial Universe," Xiao Yu turned his head toward his elder brother, saying, "Elder brother, you have already passed the ninth layer of Sky Bridge and are still lingering at Universe-level, which is pointless; look, Luo Feng just broke through after conquering the eighth layer."

"Luo Feng that kid, he's being covert, hiding his strength, just like you; for centuries he never attempted Sky Bridge, so who knows his current power?" Hong laughed, "I don't want to wait until the qualification battle to meet you two; after this Domain Lord asset war, I'll break through immediately."

"Fine, with your talent, elder brother, even in the Primordial Universe your strength won't improve slowly," Xiao Yu smiled, "Ah, our Earth's four brothers currently only have Lei Shen, and haven't joined the four major forces yet."

"A hundred years ago I spoke with Lei Shen; he dislikes being restrained and will probably join the Universe Mercenary Alliance," Hong laughed.

"Good, I don't want any of our Earth's four brothers to fall behind," Xiao Yu smiled, looking at Luo Feng, "Fourth brother, I heard your current Domain Lord mission yielded substantial gains!"

"Ah, the Domain Lord Level mission is indeed very dangerous, but the rewards are great; aside from the point bonuses, I also obtained some Lock Divine Water," Luo Feng said.

The three brothers talked about everything; after all, this is the Virtual Universe, and Xiao Yu is still the direct disciple of the Chaos City Lord, with extremely high Permission, so only those with equally high Permission can know his actions within the Virtual Universe.

"Lock Divine Water is excellent for cultivating plant life!" Hong laughed, "If you have time, share some with me."

Hong also cultivated his own plant life, still the Mo Yun Vine.

"The auction price of Lock Divine Water usually exceeds five million mixed primordial per cubic kilometer," Xiao Yu smiled, "So, fourth brother, give me 50 cubic kilometers; I have several medium‑grade defensive and offensive artifacts here, and I'll give them to you when you arrive in the Initial Universe."

The medium‑grade defensive artifacts Xiao Yu forged are suitable for Immortal‑level strongmen, and are extremely powerful—providing strong defense even against attacks from a Venerable.

The offensive artifacts are even more formidable, allowing ordinary Immortals to acquire the ability of an Immortal Lord King ahead of schedule.

"Alright, elder brother, when I return to Wu Chen Continent I'll give you some," Luo Feng smiled, "Third brother, the amount you want is a bit much; I'll have to take a good look at it."

The artifacts Xiao Yu forged are the most advanced that Luo Feng can currently access, naturally enticing.

"Fine, no problem," Xiao Yu nodded in agreement.

(End of Chapter)