At the public area of Yuxiang Mountain, on the ninth floor of Wanyu Building.
Sitting by the railing, one could overlook distant hills and springs.
“Then came the Virtual Universe Company. Seeing that my Hai Company had good assets, rapid appreciation, and was sufficiently large in scale, they wanted to acquire us. At that time, they were ready to offer six times the price and just wanted…” Xu Xin, sitting across the table, was recounting to Luo Feng how she had become a core member of the Virtual Universe Company.
“Our company’s assets increased tenfold all of a sudden…”
“That time was extremely dangerous. Fortunately, my younger brother Luo Hua helped out through his connections.”
“…Finally, before you left Chaos City, our net asset scale reached…”
Luo Feng sat there, watching his wife speak, his heart filled with complex emotions. Deep within his heart, he was touched. He had never expected that his wife, so passionate and ambitious, had worked so hard just to stand beside him and get closer to him.
“Geniuses can be very pressuring to others,” Baba Ta’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind. “When others are with a genius, they only see the ever-increasing gap between themselves and the genius, no matter how hard they try, the distance only widens. So… most of a genius’s friends are also geniuses!”
Luo Feng was shaken.
Yes!
How many of his old friends from his middle school and high school days were still in touch? Even his childhood friend Wei Wen, with whom he had grown up like brothers, they only occasionally met in the virtual universe after many years. Even his own family, he rarely saw.
“Seeing her husband adventuring across the universe, rising in status, of course your wife feels happy and proud. But you also grow further and further away, seeing each other only once every ten years! What kind of pressure is that for a wife?”
“So!”
“She wants to get closer to you, stand by your side, not be left behind!” Baba Ta sighed.
…
Baba Ta’s words echoed in Luo Feng’s mind as he looked at his wife before him. Xu Xin was still speaking: “That’s how I became a core member of the Virtual Universe Company. Pretty impressive, huh?” She wrinkled her nose, proudly lifting her head slightly, then looked at Luo Feng somewhat awkwardly, “The company agreed to the acquisition and so on, and I didn’t even ask for your opinion. You’re not mad, are you? You did give me full authority to handle everything back then, saying you wanted to cultivate and meditate in Chaos City, having no time at all—”
Silence.
Luo Feng reached out and took Xu Xin’s hand.
“Xu Xin,” Luo Feng looked at his wife.
“Hmm?” Xu Xin was startled.
“I’m sorry,” Luo Feng said softly, filled with guilt.
Xu Xin’s eyes instantly became moist.
…
The headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company is an unimaginably vast continent floating in the universe. Compared to it, even stars seem like tiny sesame seeds.
“Original Region members Bolan and Longyun, you are heading to the Original Secret Realm. You will follow the Venerable, so temporarily stay here and wait for the Venerable.”
“Members from the Primordial Region, proceed in that direction and board the rock-gray spaceship resembling a meteor.”
“Members from the Celestial Region, board the second spaceship next to you, the purplish-red one.”
“Members from the End Region, board the largest of the three spaceships, the pitch-black one.” A silver-robed woman standing at the front of the conference hall spoke loudly, pointing outside the transparent glass at the three spaceships that had already landed. “Now, you may depart.”
Boom~~~
All 816 young people stood up noisily.
“The four secret realms are not even in the same place. It seems we brothers can only meet in the virtual universe from now on.”
“We’ll go first.”
“Goodbye.”
Friends said their farewells to each other. Bolan and Longyun stayed inside the conference hall while the rest of the crowd left through the exits. Once outside, they naturally divided into three groups heading toward different spaceships.
“Prince Ronjun, Prince Luo Feng, Princess Qianshui…” At the entrance of the spaceship resembling a meteor, a tall, handsome, and courteous man with blood-red hair smiled as he welcomed the eight members from the Primordial Region. As Luo Feng boarded, he turned back to look toward the direction of the conference hall.
Unfortunately, while one could see outside from the conference hall, the reverse was not true. Yet Luo Feng could feel someone inside the hall watching him.
“Bern, you are only my current rival,” Luo Feng thought to himself, then stepped directly into the cabin.
…
Shortly afterward,
With a thunderous roar, the three F-class spaceships took off one after another.
Inside the conference hall, Bolan and Longyun, who were waiting for the Nine-Sword Venerable to depart together, watched the three spaceships take off through the glass.
“Luofeng! Ronjun!” Longyun gazed silently, his desire for victory burning intensely within him. “I will surpass you, I definitely will!”
…
The three spaceships quickly accelerated to light speed and began their cosmic travel. Since the Primordial Secret Realm, the Celestial Secret Realm, and the End Secret Realm were located in different directions, the three spaceships soon split up and headed toward their respective destinations.
Dark Universe.
A “meteor” was flying rapidly, continuously accelerating—20 times the speed of light… 21 times…
Inside this meteor, in the banquet hall.
“Welcome you all to join the Primordial Secret Realm,” said the speaker seated at the head of the long table. His face was covered with scales, and his head bore eighteen sharp horns. This towering giant exuded a faintly savage aura. “I am the Meteor King, and this time I will be protecting you on your journey to the Primordial Secret Realm.”
“Thank you, Meteor King!”
The eight young cosmic-level warriors, including Luo Feng and Ronjun, bowed slightly.
“Hahaha…” The Meteor King laughed heartily, his small facial scales wrinkling and sending a chill through the hearts of those present. “Let me first tell you all that the four secret realms are located in different places, and they are even not in the same cosmic nation.”
“Oh?”
The eight cosmic-level warriors, including Luo Feng and Ronjun, were somewhat surprised.
The territory of a cosmic nation is extremely vast.
“The Original Secret Realm is the closest to headquarters and is in the same cosmic nation as headquarters. Next is the Primordial Secret Realm, followed by the Celestial Secret Realm. The End Secret Realm is the farthest from headquarters.” The Meteor King’s voice seemed to carry a metallic clang. “The Primordial Secret Realm you are going to is about 120 million light-years away from headquarters.”
“120 million light-years?”
Luo Feng, Ronjun, Qianshui, and others showed expressions of shock. What an astonishing distance! Light would take 120 million years to travel that far!
“The spaceship has already accelerated to 50 times the speed of light. Flying in the Dark Universe, it will take nearly three months to reach the Primordial Secret Realm,” the Meteor King smiled. “Let me first introduce the Primordial Secret Realm to you all so you can have some understanding!”
The eight listened attentively.
“The Primordial Secret Realm is essentially a cosmic secret realm, just named ‘Primordial’.” The Meteor King sighed. “Our original universe is the oldest, largest, and most incredible universe, nurturing all kinds of life forms, with countless races and countless powerful beings.”
“In the evolution of the original universe, most regions evolved into stars, planets, etc.—galaxies are the most common in the universe.”
“However, for some unknown special reasons, during the evolution of the original universe, some ‘special regions’ that do not conform to the norm were also formed.” The Meteor King sighed. “These special regions completely challenge your imagination. The life forms, various strange creatures, and treasures within these regions also challenge your imagination.”
The eyes of the eight, including Luo Feng, lit up.
“These special regions are called ‘cosmic secret realms.'”
“Each cosmic secret realm is different.”
“Different cosmic secret realms have also given birth to many incomprehensible treasures, and even some terrifying disasters.”
“The danger levels of cosmic secret realms vary.”
“The safest ones are such that even Monarchs won’t die in large numbers; instead, they fight each other for treasures and kill each other.”
“The most dangerous cosmic secret realms, it is said, offer little hope even for a ‘Cosmic Emperor’ to survive.” The Meteor King looked at the eight, including Luo Feng, who were showing expressions of shock, and smiled, “What? Surprised?”
The eight were completely stunned.
Heavens!
A Cosmic Emperor is a mighty being who has established a cosmic nation and ruled for tens of millions of years. Yet even entering the most dangerous cosmic secret realms, the chances of survival are extremely slim.
“A newly discovered cosmic secret realm, no one can imagine what exactly is inside.” The Meteor King sighed. “Perhaps entering it is a disaster, or perhaps it is an unprecedented great opportunity!”
“Cosmic secret realms vary in size.”
“The largest cosmic secret realms can rival an entire cosmic nation!” The Meteor King said solemnly. “Even small cosmic secret realms can rival the scale of a galaxy.”
Silence.
Luo Feng and the others held their breath. Such a large cosmic secret realm? Rivaling the scale of a cosmic nation?
“The ‘Original Secret Realm,’ ‘Primordial Secret Realm,’ ‘Celestial Secret Realm,’ and ‘End Secret Realm’ controlled by our Virtual Universe Company belong to the developed and transformed ones, already free of danger.” The Meteor King smiled. “Because cosmic secret realms contain extremely rich cosmic essence energy, they are very suitable for cultivation.”
“Cosmic essence energy?” Luo Feng’s heart stirred.
Cosmic essence energy, when condensed into crystals, becomes cosmic crystals!
A Monarch can create a world because he can condense a large amount of cosmic energy.
“The Primordial Secret Realm you are going to is the size of a star region.” The Meteor King said. “The most useful thing for cultivation and living in the Primordial Secret Realm is points! Within the company, points are more effective than money.”
…
The Meteor King’s words indeed filled the eight young people with longing for the legendary ‘cosmic secret realms.’ However, it was obvious that the undeveloped cosmic secret realms are only safe enough for Monarchs to enter. Unless it was a developed one like the ‘Primordial Secret Realm.’
Time passed.
Days turned into 26 days.
“We are about to arrive at the Primordial Secret Realm. During my 30 years in Chaos City, I passed the fifth level of the Heaven’s Tower. The points are rewarded tenfold, so my total points have reached 30,360.” Luo Feng was calculating in his rest room. “Thankfully, I earned quite a few points in Chaos City. Otherwise, earning points later would be difficult.”
If not for the tenfold reward, passing the first five levels would only have rewarded 3,100 points, but with the tenfold reward, it became 31,000 points.
Now, having left Chaos City,
Climbing the Heaven’s Tower again would no longer have the tenfold reward.
“Come out everyone,” the Meteor King’s voice echoed throughout the spaceship. “We have arrived at the Primordial Secret Realm. We will soon perform cosmic travel!”
Flash! Luo Feng stood up, his eyes filled with excitement.
We’ve arrived! The Primordial Secret Realm is here!
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