Chaos City's Third Treasure

“The Jiuyu Chaos Tablet has a total of nine diagrams. The first diagram, the ‘Raindrop Diagram,’ features nine raindrops, each containing a different artistic conception.” Luo Feng immersed himself in these 108 characters, continuously comparing them with his comprehension of the ‘Raindrop Diagram.’ “Among these 108 characters, nine correspond to the Raindrop Diagram.” The artistic conception Luo Feng perceived from these nine characters and the nine raindrops was almost identical. The complex strokes of those nine characters subtly hinted at nine distinct sword techniques to Luo Feng. “Profound,” The more Luo Feng delved into these nine characters, the more unfathomable they seemed. Each sword technique embodied a profound truth of cosmic space! Each sword technique elucidated a fundamental essence of cosmic space! Although the surface artistic conception allowed him to determine that the nine characters corresponded to the ‘Raindrop Diagram,’ the difference between ‘being able to determine’ and ‘fully comprehending’ was immense. Even someone who doesn't understand English can recognize two identical letters as the same, but learning English is thousands, even tens of thousands of times harder than simply identifying letters. Luo Feng was currently in such a state. As Luo Feng immersed himself on the rooftop of his cultivation residence, the bored Babata in his wrist space sighed, “This is truly insane. Who cultivates the origin laws of space like this? Even Boss, when he became an Immortal, never delved so deeply into the essence of cosmic space. That Lianluo, truly worthy of being the champion of the genius battle from billions of years ago. Geniuses are just geniuses; their methods are all so abnormal.” Comprehending the laws of space didn't actually need to be this complicated. It was like many people on Earth learning to use computers, learning to use Word documents—they just learned how to use them, and being able to operate them was enough! But that ‘Lianluo’ back then had analyzed the very essence of cosmic space and expressed it using 108 characters. It was as if, instead of simply learning to use a Word document, Lianluo had continuously dissected the entire document to understand how it was coded and created! Analyzing the essence! It was the same with comprehending the origin laws of the universe... Through that vague comprehension, cultivators understood what was better to do and what was correct. Thus, relying on that profound and mysterious feeling, the attacks they unleashed contained origin laws, making their power ridiculously strong! Yet, that feeling was considered ‘profound and mysterious.’ If others asked, they simply couldn't articulate it. They would only sigh, “It can only be experienced, not explained!” Wrong! Nonsense about it being ineffable! It wasn't that it couldn't be explained; it was just that many powerhouses, even Immortal beings, hadn't grasped the essence, so of course, they couldn't articulate it clearly! Take the Demon Killer Clan clone, for example. Relying on its affinity with space, its combat power might be terrifyingly fierce, but in terms of understanding the laws of space, the Demon Killer Clan clone and the Earthling true body were naturally identical. “Zhenyan King truly lives up to his reputation as someone close to a Universe Nation Lord. Guiding Luo Feng to research the essence of cosmic space is indeed a very correct approach.” Babata knew this well, as he had witnessed the cultivation process of Yunmo Star's master, Huyan Bo. Cultivation started quickly. However! The further one progressed, the harder it became, and the more ‘origin laws of space’ felt profound and mysterious, making them difficult to fully comprehend. “If one were to research the essence of cosmic space from the very beginning, step by step, it might be much slower initially. But in the later stages, the speed of progress would become increasingly fast,” Babata sighed. “No wonder Boss took tens of millions of years to barely achieve the strength of a Marquis. Yet that Lianluo, in less than a hundred thousand years, became a Marquis immediately upon becoming an Immortal!” The disparity! “When I execute my movement technique, a single shift of my body can generate over twenty afterimages, but I never understood why so many were produced.” After researching for a long time, Luo Feng felt mentally exhausted and, upon detaching from his engrossed state, couldn't help but exclaim, “Now, I finally understand a little bit.” Just a tiny bit of understanding. Yet, grasping even this superficial insight filled Luo Feng with astonishment. “Babata, how long have I been researching?” Luo Feng asked. “A little over 18 days,” Babata replied. “Over half a month, and I've only grasped a superficial understanding of the first sword technique?” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. Comprehending origin laws and researching their essence clearly had vastly different levels of difficulty. “At this rate, how long would it take me to fully understand the first sword technique? Unfortunately, I don't have the ‘Bloodfall Secret Manual.’” These 108 characters were, after all, just characters. The ‘Bloodfall Secret Manual’ was the detailed cultivation method Lianluo had left behind after creating it. If he had that manual, Luo Feng was confident... his research progress would be much faster. “Only 800 points!” Luo Feng gritted his teeth. “Luo Feng, if you successfully clear the first level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge, won't you get 1000 points?” “I know.” Luo Feng shook his head. “But I'm not entirely confident I can clear the first level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge yet.” In these past few days, at least all his previous insights from comprehending the Jiuyu Chaos Tablet had been fully digested, and his understanding of the laws of space had deepened. If he were to use the ‘Sky Sword Style’ now, its power would definitely be much greater. He might win, but he wasn't entirely certain. “If I could fully comprehend the first sword technique!” “With the nine golden swords, using this first artistic conception as a link, they could form a perfect whole, and the power would undoubtedly be ridiculously immense.” Luo Feng's initial research made him understand the enormous benefits that fully comprehending the first sword technique would bring. Luo Feng gazed into the distance of Chaos City. “I've cultivated for a long time, and my mind is weary. I'll go outside the city to take a look. That black-robed envoy mentioned Chaos City has three treasures, and the third treasure is described on a stone tablet outside the city gate.” Knowing he couldn't continue his research in his current state, Luo Feng quickly headed towards one of Chaos City's gates. What exactly was this so-called third treasure? The first treasure: the manifest operational laws of the primordial universe. The second treasure: the 52 Chaos Tablets. What could the third treasure be? In an ancient mansion occupying a vast area within Chaos City. “You may all leave,” the ape-man strongman waved his hand. “Yes, Teacher.” Dozens of Immortals and Realm Lords below respectfully bowed, then departed the mansion. “Luo Feng didn't buy the ‘Bloodfall Secret Art’?” Zhenyan King sat in his chair, frowning, while simultaneously communicating with his auxiliary AI. “He's a member of the Taichu District, so he should have received 10,000 gifted points, right? What? He already used them all up at the very beginning?” Learning about Luo Feng's previous expenditure of 10,000 points from the auxiliary AI, Zhenyan King was somewhat speechless. “He actually, actually bought a set of the ‘Shadow Secret Manual’?” Zhenyan King shook his head repeatedly. “With his current strength, there's no need for him to buy the ‘Shadow Secret Manual’ at all. He should have bought a more fundamental secret art; what suits him best is what's truly good. This little fellow spent all his points in one go, truly, truly...” Zhenyan King suddenly frowned. “Troublesome!” “That abnormal Lianluo also spent tens of thousands of years to analyze 108 sword techniques. Analyzing some essences of origin laws is much harder than simply comprehending them. It severely tests one's comprehension, temperament, and the depth of one's understanding of the origin laws of space. It's very difficult for anyone but a peerless genius to achieve anything significant.” If one gradually analyzes the essence of cosmic space from the very beginning, their future achievements will be very high. Among the super-beings of the 1008 Universe Nations of the human race, who didn't know this? But even knowing this, this method was still not widely promoted, precisely because the demands on one's temperament, comprehension, and spatial understanding were ridiculously high. First, one's ‘spatial understanding’ had to be profound; if one couldn't comprehend the origin laws of space, how could one research them? As for temperament and comprehension, one must always remain calm during continuous research; once one's mind becomes restless, all efforts will be in vain. The importance of temperament was self-evident. And for this kind of analysis of the essence of cosmic space, comprehension was even more crucial. For most powerhouses, taking this path... would only lead to countless wasted years. That Lianluo (champion of the genius battle) needed tens of thousands of years; those with slightly lesser talent (like Jiangmo, Aichen, Wuka, and their peers) might need millions of years. And ordinary strong geniuses would not succeed even if they spent a thousand epochs, the lifespan of a Realm Lord. “Hmm, although these 30 years in Chaos City are very important to him. Still, letting him suffer a small setback and waste a few years isn't a big deal,” Zhenyan King shook his head. “Let him learn a lesson, to understand that some precious items shouldn't be squandered before their best use is fully understood.” Zhenyan King no longer pondered it. Although he paid attention to Luo Feng, it was merely due to their shared faction and school of thought, offering a slight hint. He wouldn't go out of his way for Luo Feng; Luo Feng wasn't worth that much effort from him yet. Chaos City's walls stretched endlessly, out of sight. The city gates were open, and powerhouses occasionally exited or entered. Luo Feng also walked out through the city gate. “Where's the stone tablet?” Luo Feng stood at the city gate, looking at the vast, desolate wilderness stretching to the distant horizon, shrouded in chaotic energy. He suddenly turned his head and saw an enormous stone tablet to his left, covered in dense universal common script, describing Chaos City's third treasure. “Chaos True Spirit?” Luo Feng's eyes lit up. The content on the stone tablet roughly stated— Chaos True Spirit: When the universe was in its primordial state, this ‘primordial universe’ naturally nurtured some peculiar creatures. These creatures had strange appearances and were temporarily named ‘Chaos Beasts.’ These Chaos Beasts varied in strength, some strong, some weak, and each was innately skilled in certain origin laws, some more, some less. Upon killing a Chaos Beast, it would directly decompose into a large amount of chaotic energy and a verdant green light spot. This green light spot was the core of the Chaos Beast. Chaos Beasts had no souls, only this life light spot, which was named the Chaos True Spirit. Simply by absorbing a Chaos True Spirit into one's body, it would be directly absorbed by one's soul. After absorbing a Chaos True Spirit, the soul would undergo some changes, becoming more attuned to cosmic space. “Luo Feng!” A voice made Luo Feng, who hadn't finished reading the stone tablet, turn his head. In the distance, the savage Rongjun was diving down from mid-air, landing with a thud on the ground. He walked barefoot towards Luo Feng, laughing, “Haha, I haven't seen you come out these past few days. Are you also planning to hunt Chaos Beasts outside the city? But you need to be careful, because quite a few people from our batch have already died hunting Chaos Beasts.”