Chapter 473: Thirty Long Years

For the immortal Grandmaster ‘Zhenyan King’ standing before him, Luo Feng felt deep gratitude.

“When I first arrived at Chaos City, I was merely a minor figure. With just a little guidance from Zhenyan King, I started down the most correct path. Perhaps to him it was just a casual gesture, but for me… it might have influenced my future for countless eons.” Luo Feng knelt respectfully, following the Chaos City tradition, under the gaze of over a thousand cultivators, and respectfully called out, “I earnestly beg my master to accept me as a disciple.”

“I earnestly beg my master to accept me as a disciple!” the voice echoed.

Over a thousand cultivators turned to look at Zhenyan King.

Will he accept him?

“Haha…” Zhenyan King looked at Luo Feng and laughed aloud, “From today onward, you are my disciple!”

Whoosh!

A murmur spread among the crowd below.

“Wh-what, Zhenyan King accepted Luo Feng as his disciple?” Gusi Luo, with his handsome face, slightly frowned, “Now Luo Feng and Bolan both have Grandmasters of Immortals as their teachers! And Ronjun even has a Cosmic Emperor as his teacher. They were already ahead, and now with teachers guiding them, their progress will surely accelerate even more!”

Gusi Luo clenched his teeth, “I must work hard and pass the third level as soon as possible to become a disciple!”

“Freak, indeed not to be underestimated,” Ronjun, drenched in sweat in the training field, muttered, “My rivals are not only Bolan, but also Luo Feng!”

“Damn! Zhenyan King took a disciple?” Wuka, the prince of Banka Star, could only roar in frustration before redoubling his efforts.

Each of these geniuses felt the pressure, for it was no easy task to become a disciple of an immortal Grandmaster.

First!

Passing the third level was a prerequisite. Among the 1000 selected geniuses in each Genius Battle, very few could pass the first three levels within 30 years in Chaos City! In many previous Genius Battles, often fewer than five managed to pass the first three levels. Even in years where many geniuses gathered, no more than ten succeeded!

Even if one managed to pass the first three levels, the immortal Grandmasters rarely accepted disciples.

These ancient beings had existed for countless eons.

They would take a disciple only once in a very long time.

Time passed, and none of these geniuses relaxed, especially when they had many goals to chase.

They unleashed astonishing determination.

One year, two years, three years, four years, five years…

In the 13th year after arriving in Chaos City, Ronjun passed the third level of the Heaven-Towering Bridge.

In the 19th year after arriving in Chaos City, Luo Feng passed the fourth level of the Heaven-Towering Bridge, and on that very day, Bolan passed the fifth level! They were far ahead of the others. This event spurred Ronjun and others to attempt the challenge, but no one managed to break through.

In the 21st year after arriving in Chaos City, Wuka passed the third level of the Heaven-Towering Bridge.

In the 25th year after arriving in Chaos City, Longyun and Galesi passed the third level of the Heaven-Towering Bridge.

In the 28th year after arriving in Chaos City, Qianshui passed the third level of the Heaven-Towering Bridge.

Before they knew it, thirty years had passed!

Inside the mansion of Zhenyan King in Chaos City.

“Luo Feng, you will leave Chaos City in ten days,” Zhenyan King smiled at Luo Feng, “After you leave, if you encounter any difficulties in your cultivation, you may ask me. As for other worldly matters, I hope you can handle them yourself. Unless you face truly insurmountable problems, come back to see your teacher. Understand?”

“Yes, Master.”

The young man with short black hair, still wearing his close-fitting dark red battle armor, stood there. Though he appeared small and thin compared to Zhenyan King and the others, the faintly restrained fierce aura he exuded was startling.

Compared to the naive youth who had first arrived in Chaos City thirty years ago, he was no longer the same.

He now exuded a fierce aura!

It was a unique charisma formed by his comprehension of the fundamental laws of the universe, fused with his innate disposition.

“Hmm.” Zhenyan King nodded in satisfaction. He was very, very pleased with this disciple.

“Go now!” Zhenyan King smiled.

Luo Feng knelt heavily, which made Zhenyan King shake his head and laugh, “Get up.”

“Thank you, Master, for twenty years of guidance,” Luo Feng knelt and said, “I will certainly not disappoint your expectations.” At this moment, Luo Feng was filled with gratitude. The tall figure before him, covered in golden fur like a golden-furred ape-man… though of extremely high status, had always been very kind to his disciples.

Twenty years!

How long had Luo Feng lived so far?

Though he was also grateful to his former teacher, Huyan Bo of the Yimo Star, they had not truly spent much time together. But in Chaos City, he had spent twenty years with Zhenyan King, and over that time, the bond between master and disciple had naturally grown deep.

“Haha, not disappointing my expectations?” Zhenyan King stroked the fur on his chin and laughed, “My first goal for you is to enter the Primordial Secret Realm! The second is to become an immortal and be crowned King! Understand?”

“Yes!” Luo Feng answered firmly.

“Haha… In all my countless years, I’ve taken nearly a hundred disciples, but only one has truly become an immortal and been crowned King—the third senior apprentice of mine.” Zhenyan King smiled happily, “Now I’m watching you.”

Luo Feng knew well that his master had taken 92 apprentices in total, 23 of whom had already perished. Now only 35 remained, following the master in Chaos City.

Some had been granted the rank of Marquis.

Only one had been granted the rank of King—the third senior apprentice, named ‘Glutton’, a supreme expert of the ‘Nakamon Race’, who had joined the master’s school long ago. Since the master had lived for countless eons, being called the ‘third senior apprentice’ meant he had been accepted as a disciple hundreds of millions of years ago. Now, the third senior apprentice was the idol of all the apprentices.

Glutton’s title was ‘Bloodthirsty King’.

In terms of reputation, he was even slightly more famous than Master Zhenyan King. Of course, the master was extremely close to the level of a Cosmic Emperor, and in terms of strength, he surpassed the third senior apprentice.

“Go on, go on,” Zhenyan King smiled and waved his hand.

“Yes.”

Luo Feng rose and left.

Stepping out of his master’s mansion, Luo Feng looked back with a complex feeling.

“Last time, I left Earth. This time, I leave my master,” Luo Feng shook his head.

“You’re still young. When you’ve cultivated for millions of years, you’ll get used to it,” Babata’s voice echoed in his mind.

“Alright,” Luo Feng frowned, “Talking about cultivating for millions of years is for the future. Right now, I haven’t even lived a hundred years yet. There’s no need to talk about such distant things.”

Walking along the street.

Luo Feng sighed.

“Thirty years!”

“Gone in a flash.” A sense of joy filled Luo Feng’s heart, “I’ve become much stronger than when I first arrived.”

His Earthling body had remained at the Cosmic Level 1 because he hadn’t cultivated it. However, once he left Chaos City… as long as he went to the Life Pond, he could easily reach Cosmic Level 9. In fact, he had no bottlenecks and could directly break through to Domain Lord level.

The same applied to his Mosha Clan clone and his Gold-Horned Giant Beast.

Because before coming to the Primeval Universe, Luo Feng had prepared a large amount of ‘Inner World’ and the required metals for the Domain Lord level, so their evolution had proceeded normally.

In total, he spent 30 years in Chaos City.

In the first ten years, he broke through to Domain Lord Level 1!

From Domain Lord Level 1 to 3, it would take 150 years.

From Level 4 to 6, 600 years.

From Level 7 to 9, 3600 years.

Breaking through from Domain Lord Level 9 to Boundary Lord level would take around 5000 years.

The optimal metal combinations used at the Domain Lord level could only increase the efficiency of evolution to 52 times. In the 20 years spent in Chaos City, this was equivalent to over a thousand years of normal evolution! Therefore, his Gold-Horned Giant Beast and Mosha Clan clone had now reached Domain Lord Level 6!

“If I go to the Life Pond and evolve to Cosmic Level 9, I must stop. If I evolve to Domain Lord level…” Luo Feng thought to himself, “That would be troublesome. In theory, Domain Lord Level 1 can forcefully evolve directly to Domain Lord Level 9. But I’m different from others. My progress is limited by my ‘Inner World.'”

His Inner World was at Domain Lord Level 6, so there was no bottleneck before reaching Domain Lord Level 6.

But without improving the Inner World, his body and soul could not be enhanced.

“When my Gold-Horned Giant Beast and Mosha Clan clone reach Domain Lord Level 9, I will then directly elevate my Earthling body to Domain Lord Level 9,” Luo Feng decided.

“In Chaos City, my greatest progress has been in comprehending the fundamental laws of the universe,” Luo Feng mused.

Through the study of the “Stele of Nine Heavens Chaos,” the teachings of the True Word King, and his cultivation of the “Bloodletting” secret manual, his advancement had truly been remarkable.

In the first ten years, he had mastered the first sword technique of ‘Bleeding’.

Mastering the first was the hardest. But with experience, techniques, and guidance from his master, especially since the nine sword techniques belonging to the ‘Raindrop Diagram’ of the 108 sword techniques were the easiest, he spent three years mastering the second sword technique, and nearly three more years mastering the third.

…The more he advanced, the more efficient he became.

In the 28th year within the City of Chaos, Luo Feng attained mastery over the Ninth Sword Technique! With this, the first inscription—’The Raindrop Tapestry’—of the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Stele’ held no further mysteries for him; he had fully unraveled its secrets!

The first nine techniques were easier.

The middle 27 sword techniques were much more difficult, not to mention the final 72 sword techniques.

Now, with his departure from Chaos City imminent, he had yet to master the tenth sword technique.

“Though I haven’t mastered the tenth sword technique, my progress in the second diagram ‘Drizzle Diagram’ has far surpassed where I was three years ago,” Luo Feng mused to himself. “With ten days remaining before departing Chaos City, I shall challenge the Heaven-Towering Bridge once more—to see if I can conquer the fifth level! If successful, I’ll have another chance to study the Chaos Monument. With this final enlightenment, I’ll leave Chaos City and gradually assimilate its wisdom.”

A giant fish was flying through the unstable chaos of the Primeval Universe.

Inside this ‘giant fish’.

“Reporting to the Venerable, of this batch of 1000 geniuses, 816 are still alive,” Longyu King, wearing jade armor, bowed and replied, “Among them, the most outstanding is Bolan, who has passed the fifth level of the Heaven-Towering Bridge. Next is Luo Feng, who has passed the fourth level. Then there are five who have passed the third level. Luo Feng’s performance has been the most astonishing. In the 19th year in Chaos City, he passed the fourth level, far ahead of others, and is the closest rival to Bolan.”

Over a dozen immortals stood respectfully.

And the Nine-Sword Venerable was sitting on the throne, listening, nodding slightly, and murmuring, “Bolan? Luo Feng?”

Rumbling~~~

The spaceship continued forward.

The Nine-Sword Venerable was traveling by spaceship to Chaos City to pick up Luo Feng and his group.