In the 89th floor of the Qingwu Continent, in the office of Xu Xin at Pinghai Company:
“Princess Xu Xin, congratulations to you. From this moment on, you are officially a core member of the Virtual Universe Company,” said a tall, thin old man with silver eyes, dressed in a simple white robe, smiling. “You have a residence in the ‘Endtime Zone’ of Yuxiang Mountain in the virtual universe, and another one in the Endtime Secret Realm. You may choose to go to the Endtime Secret Realm.”
“The Endtime Secret Realm? Where is it?” Xu Xin asked curiously.
“Very far away.”
The old man in the white robe smiled. “The company has specially arranged a spaceship to pick you up. It will take several years even to fly through the Dark Universe.”
“Is it close to the Primordial Secret Realm?” Xu Xin asked further.
“No,” the old man shook his head. “The four great secret realms were born long, long ago from the vast universe. They are all very distant from each other. The Endtime Secret Realm and the Primordial Secret Realm are located in different star regions.”
“Star regions?” Xu Xin looked disappointed.
Star regions were considered the largest units in terms of cosmic scale.
A single star region usually encompassed an entire cosmic nation—an extremely vast territory.
If the Primordial Secret Realm and the Endtime Secret Realm were close, Xu Xin would really like to go there, so she could be with her husband in the real world.
“Princess Xu Xin, as a member of the Commerce Division, there is no need for you to go to the distant Endtime Secret Realm,” the old man smiled. “The environment of the cosmic secret realms is only beneficial to warriors. Almost all core-level members of the Commerce Division reside in their homelands. Of course, if you wish to go to the Endtime Secret Realm, you can submit an application.”
“There’s no need,” Xu Xin shook her head.
“I have conveyed everything, Princess Xu Xin. I will take my leave now,” the tall, thin old man bowed and then left.
Only Xu Xin remained in the office.
Looking at the documents on the table in front of her, Xu Xin’s eyes were filled with excitement.
Knock! Knock! Knock! The sound of knocking on the door echoed.
“Come in,” Xu Xin called out.
“Xu Jie, Xu Jie!” A short-haired woman ran in, calling excitedly. “Your approval to enter the core level has gone through?”
“Yeah,” Xu Xin replied joyfully, nodding repeatedly.
“That’s great!” the short-haired woman exclaimed happily. “Xu Jie, you’ve finally succeeded.”
“Thanks, Ah Lan. These many years, thank you so much,” Xu Xin said gratefully, looking at her good friend beside her. This short-haired woman had been her companion since their days of starting a business on Earth. Over the years, the two had become a golden team. Her friend, ‘Dong Lan,’ had benefited greatly because of her connection with Xu Xin. For example, even after a hundred years, Dong Lan’s appearance had barely changed.
“Why say such things? Don’t you want to inform your other half right away?” the short-haired woman grinned.
“Yeah.”
Xu Xin took a deep breath.
How long had it been…
How long had she strived for this day…
“Initiate a call request.” Xu Xin sent a call request to Luo Feng. As soon as she sent the request, it was automatically cut off.
“Huh?”
“Did he disable call requests?” Xu Xin was puzzled. “No, he should be leaving Hunchun City in about seven days. He shouldn’t have any important matters during this time.”
“What’s wrong, Xu Jie?” the short-haired woman asked, puzzled.
“Can’t get through,” Xu Xin shook her head.
…
In Hunchun City.
Luo Feng walked out from the city lord’s mansion, his mind still filled with the insights he had gained from studying the Nine Heavens Chaos Stele.
“Better hurry. I have only two days left before I leave Hunchun City.” Luo Feng transformed into a streak of light and flew toward his cultivation residence. “I have gained a lot of insights from studying the Nine Heavens Chaos Stele, and I need to digest and internalize them. Observing the natural operation of the cosmic laws in the sky will help my cultivation.”
Whoosh!
Luo Feng landed on the rooftop of his cultivation dwelling and immediately sat cross-legged, beginning to close his eyes and sort through the insights he had gained over the past seven days from studying the Nine Heavens Chaos Stele. Occasionally, he would look up at the natural cosmic essence law patterns flowing through the gaps in space, cross-referencing them with his insights and gaining new understandings.
One day, two days…
“Time to depart!” a voice suddenly echoed in Luo Feng’s mind.
“Huh?” Luo Feng was startled awake. He immediately saw a dark blue spaceship shaped like a ‘fish’ hovering in the sky above Hunchun City. Figures were rising into the air from various places in the city.
“Time to go?” Luo Feng quickly shot into the sky as well.
More than 800 people flew from different parts of Hunchun City toward the spaceship.
As Luo Feng flew toward the spaceship, he looked down at the ancient city shrouded in chaotic currents: “Teacher!”
“Out there will be hundreds or even thousands of times more dangerous than in Hunchun City. Be careful and don’t disgrace the Zhenyan name,” a voice directly pierced through miles of distance, ringing in Luo Feng’s ears.
“Okay,” Luo Feng nodded firmly.
He had spent 20 years with his teacher and had developed deep feelings.
…
One after another, figures flew into the spaceship through the entrance on the ‘fish’s’ belly.
Inside the spaceship’s lounge:
As the 816 young people entered the lounge, those who were familiar with each other began chatting.
“Luofeng, you’re ruthless. And you too, Ronjun,” Prince Wuka of the Banka Star said with displeasure. “You two, one passed the fifth level of the Heaven-reaching Bridge, and the other passed the fourth level, leaving me far behind. It’s just… heartbreaking!”
“Recognizing the gap means you should work harder,” Luo Feng patted Wuka’s shoulder.
Wuka was taken aback.
“Yeah, you should work harder,” Ronjun also came over and patted Wuka’s shoulder.
“Hey, you two guys, you’re such bastards. I’m so heartbroken, and you don’t even comfort me,” Wuka complained, and Luo Feng and Ronjun both laughed. As the crowd of young people chatted and teased each other, Luo Feng, Ronjun, and Wuka were engaged in conversation. Others also grouped into clusters based on their usual relationships.
However, there were still some who were solitary and did not interact with others.
Such as the white-robed youth carrying a blood-red sword, who always stood alone at the edge, not engaging with anyone else.
Boom~~
As a figure in a cyan battle robe entered the hall, the oppressive aura made everyone fall silent and dare not utter a sound.
“The basic training in Hunchun City for thirty years has ended,” the Nine-Sword Venerable swept his gaze over the 816 young people before him, and everyone lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes. “This year’s cohort has a relatively high mortality rate, but you have also achieved an exceptionally outstanding result. Especially the three of you—Bolan, Luo Feng, and Ronjun—you did very well.”
At once, a large group of young people stirred slightly, with many turning their heads to look at the three.
Bolan passed the sixth level of the Heaven-reaching Bridge! He had been far ahead from the start, and everyone was already numb to it.
Luo Feng passed the fifth level of the Heaven-reaching Bridge!
Ronjun passed the fourth level of the Heaven-reaching Bridge!
Among the three, everyone was numb to the ‘Death God’ Bolan.
They envied Ronjun, envious that he had a Cosmic Emperor as his teacher.
But they were in awe and admiration of Luo Feng, who, without a Cosmic Emperor as a teacher, managed to pass the fifth level. His progress was indeed astonishing!
“Hmm?” Luo Feng turned his head to see the white-robed youth Bolan looking over.
Their eyes met.
Bolan nodded slightly.
Luo Feng also nodded slightly.
Both regarded each other as rivals. Luo Feng’s goal was to catch up with and even surpass Bolan. Bolan, on the other hand, aimed to leave Luo Feng, who was progressing astonishingly, far behind.
At this moment—
“Luofeng?” Longyun, in a corner of the crowd, silently looked at Luofeng in the distance. “How come the gap between us keeps growing? I’m from the Primordial Secret Realm!!”
…
After passing through the time-warping passage, the spaceship finally entered the original universe.
“We have now left the Initial Universe,” said the young men below, looking at the young group beneath him. “This means your safest training in Hunchun City has officially ended! Next, you will be divided into four groups and sent to the Primordial Secret Realm, the Primordial Realm, the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, and the Endtime Secret Realm.”
“After this, you won’t be as comfortable as you were in Hunchun City anymore. I wish you all the best, and I hope that when we meet again, at least 500 of you will still be alive,” the man in the purple-scaled robe finished.
Boom~~
The spaceship began to slow down, and moments later, the cabin door opened.
Luo Feng and the others filed out of the spaceship. As soon as they stepped out, they saw the distant rolling mountains, the sight of other spaceships, and figures flying through the sky, with countless stars shining above.
“We’ve arrived at the global headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company,” Luo Feng flew out of the cabin and slowly descended. “Oh, Babata, activate the network reception.”
“Understood.”
…
In the Virtual Universe, at Villa 1106 in the Primordial District of Yuxiang Mountain.
In the study.
“Xu Xin, a whopping 111 call requests?” Luo Feng suddenly materialized in the study and flipped open his laptop. “This urgent… could something major be happening?”
Beep!
The laptop screen quickly connected one of the call requests, and Xu Xin’s image appeared on the screen.
“With so many call requests, what’s the important matter?” Luo Feng asked anxiously.
“There is indeed something important,” Xu Xin said on the screen.
“What is it?” Luo Feng asked quickly.
“Go to the Wanyu Building in the public area of Yuxiang Mountain and meet someone,” Xu Xin said.
“The public area of Yuxiang Mountain?” Luo Feng was puzzled. The only people there would be servants or core members. He didn’t know many core members personally. Who was this core member that needed to be arranged through his wife? There was no such person!
“Who is it?” Luo Feng was full of questions.
“Just go, you’ll know when you get there,” Xu Xin quickly replied. “Hurry up, it’s very important.”
“Oh?” Luo Feng became even more puzzled.
…
Luo Feng walked out of the entrance of the Primordial District and immediately transformed into a streak of light, flying toward the public area.
“Who would know about the Wanyu Building in the public area and arrange to meet me there? Who could this person be?” Luo Feng thought to himself. “In the Black Dragon Star Domain, there are only a few who have entered the core level.”
The more he thought, the more puzzled Luo Feng became…
The public area was very prosperous.
It was the only place in the four districts of Yuxiang Mountain where core members could gather together. Since core members were generally wealthy, the area was commercially developed.
“Wanyu Building.”
“Wanyu Building.” Luo Feng spotted the name of the nine-story black wooden tower in the distance. Around the tower were many rare and precious flowers and plants, filling the air with a faint floral fragrance. Luo Feng landed among the crowd below and walked toward the Wanyu Building.
“Who could it be?”
Smelling the flowers, Luo Feng walked toward the entrance of the Wanyu Building, when suddenly he stopped.
In the distance…
Beside the beautiful flowers at the entrance of the Wanyu Building stood a graceful figure, silently looking at him.
The two stood opposite each other at the entrance of the Wanyu Building, gazing at each other from afar.
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