Chapter 353
The Generous Rewards of the Ranking of Men, Comprehending the Law of Metal
The Five Elements Secret Realm, Taixu City.
On the rooftop of the white building, Luo Feng, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes, his consciousness returning from the Nine Towers Realm to reality.
"Luo Feng! Luo Feng!"
"You're incredible! Over 470,000th on the Human Ranking! My god! A Stellar-level being on the Human Ranking and reaching such a high ranking!"
"If this news gets out, the entire primordial universe will be shaken!"
Babata's voice trembled with excitement.
"Just wait, I bet it won't be long before a great being at the level of a universe lord personally steps forward to take you as his disciple!"
Babata said incoherently.
Luo Feng remained calm, his face showing a thoughtful expression, as if he were still recalling his final battle with Li Lei Man Niu.
The laws contained in the attack of that fierce thunder bull were extremely special.
In Luo Feng's perception, there was the sharpness of the laws of space, the weight of the laws of earth, and the ferocity of the laws of lightning.
However, these three are not clearly distinct, but rather intertwined in a natural way, ultimately forming a new and higher-level law.
Luo Feng still didn't know what this brand-new rule was called.
But he was 100% certain that it was absolutely not any of the ten fundamental laws of space, time, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, or light.
This entirely new law is far more powerful than any law that Luo Feng knows.
Whether it's the law of time or the law of space, their power is far inferior to this special law.
Only Luo Feng, with his almost abnormally deep accumulation of spatial and metal laws, was able to forcefully suppress the enemy with sheer "quantity" and barely pass through the eighteenth level.
"The Law of Fusion..."
Luo Feng already had some guesses in his mind.
Having cultivated in the Five Elements Secret Realm for thirty years, he was no longer a complete novice who knew nothing.
The "Five Elements School" mentioned in the email by Venerable Blazing Fire refers to the study of the fusion principles of spatial schools.
Starting from the fifteenth floor, the guardians of the Flame Space began to demonstrate some techniques of the laws of fusion.
"Babata".
Luo Feng suddenly asked, "How much do you know about the laws of fusion?"
"The Law of Fusion?"
Babata was taken aback, then his tone became serious, "Luo Feng, I understand your thoughts. Fusion of laws is an essential path for the cultivation of the strong. But I must remind you that it is too early for you to consider fusion of laws now."
"Why?" Luo Feng asked calmly.
"The reason is simple—even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice!"
Babata quickly explained, "The law of fusion, as the name suggests, is to 'fuse' different fundamental laws together. But there is a basic prerequisite: you must first comprehend at least two fundamental laws."
"You haven't even grasped the Law of Metal yet, and you've only comprehended a small part of the Law of Space. To even consider fusing the laws is nothing short of wishful thinking."
Babata paused, then emphasized his words.
Luo Feng fell silent, his fingers unconsciously tapping lightly on the ground.
Babata is absolutely right.
The Law of Integration, in the final analysis, is based on the Ten Fundamental Laws.
This is why the Hongmeng Dojo requires its core members to comprehend all ten fundamental laws as thoroughly as possible; it is all in preparation for the fusion of laws.
"I understand."
After a moment, Luo Feng raised his head, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "You mean, the path must be taken step by step. To come into contact with the laws of fusion, one must first comprehend the ten fundamental laws."
"That's right!"
Babata nodded and affirmed, "Luo Feng, the most urgent task right now is to solidify your foundation. You don't need to rush; with your talent, you'll comprehend the laws very quickly."
"Since that's the case,"
Luo Feng stood up, having already made up his mind, and said firmly, "Then I will first comprehend the Law of Metal. There are still seventy years left in the Five Elements Secret Realm cultivation. During this time, I will try my best to comprehend the Ten Fundamental Laws."
The two supreme laws of time and space are too profound. If one can comprehend even one of them, one can become a cosmic master.
Luo Feng is still far from fully comprehending these two superior laws.
However, comprehending those lower-level laws was much easier for him.
"The Law of Gold is a lower-level law, which is relatively simple. Besides, I already have a certain level of expertise in the Law of Gold."
"Understanding the Law of Metal shouldn't be too difficult."
Luo Feng thought to himself.
Without further delay, he flashed away from the rooftop of the small building and ran towards the city lord's mansion.
A moment later, the teleportation array inside the city lord's mansion lit up with a dazzling light.
Luo Feng's figure disappeared into the formation.
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Geng Metal Heaven.
When Luo Feng stepped out of the teleportation array, he immediately sensed a completely different aura of the laws of heaven and earth.
The sky here has a faint metallic hue.
The earth was as hard as iron, with a dark bluish-gold hue, and the air was filled with an omnipresent sharpness.
Looking around, mountains, rivers, plants and trees... everything has a metallic texture and luster.
In the distance, a magnificent city, entirely forged from an unknown silver metal, stands majestically—that is Gengjin City, the core of Gengjin Heaven.
"Such a rich and pure source of the Law of Metal!"
Luo Feng took a deep breath, feeling every cell in his body leap with joy, especially the golden-horned beast clone, which resonated with an incomparably comfortable feeling.
He did not linger outside the city but went directly into the city.
The architectural style of Gengjin City is similar to that of Taixu City, but the number of powerful cultivators cultivating diligently on the rooftop of the small building is significantly smaller.
After all, the Law of Metal is far inferior to the Law of Space in terms of both its profoundness and power.
Luo Feng randomly found an uninhabited white building, climbed onto the rooftop, and sat down cross-legged.
"Let's begin."
Luo Feng closed his eyes, and his consciousness instantly sank into his inner world.
"Roar--"
Within the inner world, the enormous golden-horned beast avatar roared with joy, its golden runes on its forehead glowing in layers, resonating strongly with the omnipresent laws of metal in the outside world.
The Enlightenment Tree clone swayed gently, its branches and leaves shimmering with a soft glow.
The Golden Horned Beast's clone is responsible for the process of "perceiving the laws," while the Enlightenment Tree's clone is responsible for the process of "enlightenment," working in conjunction with Geng Jintian's ten-thousand-fold cultivation efficiency...
The triple terror combined to make Luo Feng comprehend the Law of Metal at an unimaginable speed, a million times faster.
Time passed little by little.
Within the Gengjin Heaven, there is no alternation of day and night, only eternal golden light.
One month, two months, three months...
Luo Feng was so engrossed in comprehending the laws that he couldn't extricate himself, eager for knowledge and not daring to waste a single moment.
Nine months later.
Luo Feng's body, which had been sitting cross-legged on the rooftop like a sculpture, suddenly trembled slightly.
Immediately afterwards, a wave of extremely condensed metal law energy spread uncontrollably from his body!
hum~
Above Luo Feng's head, the invisible ocean of cosmic fundamental laws was stirred by this perfect enlightenment. Endless golden divine light crossed the barriers of time and space to converge. Countless tiny golden secret patterns were born and died within the light, eventually outlining an incomparably profound pattern that symbolized the law of metal!
The pattern resembled a small golden sword, radiating the supreme majesty of the golden law, and transformed into a stream of light that imprinted itself on Luo Feng's brow.
A golden light flashed across his forehead and disappeared beneath his skin.
But deep within Luo Feng's soul, the mark of the Law of Metal has been deeply imprinted.
"Has it reached the point of being acknowledged by the fundamental laws so quickly?"
A smile appeared on Luo Feng's lips. He could clearly feel that his connection with the Law of Metal in the universe had become more than ten times stronger, and he could summon the vast power of the Law of Metal with a single thought.
Receiving recognition from the fundamental laws signifies that one has reached a very high level of understanding of the laws.
"A million times the efficiency of comprehending the laws, in nine months... it is equivalent to 750,000 years of cultivation by a genius in the outside world."
Luo Feng was also quite moved, wondering if his rapid cultivation was a bit abnormal.
Understanding the laws is no different from eating and drinking.
"Keep going, keep it up!"
Luo Feng shook his head, then continued to immerse himself in his contemplation.
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Time flies by like a fleeting moment.
Soon, more than two years passed.
Luo Feng sat cross-legged on the rooftop of the small building, as if he had transformed into a metal sculpture.
Only the ever-growing, increasingly profound aura of the Law of Metal on his body proved his astonishing progress.
After a long while, Luo Feng slowly opened his eyes.
"gold!"
"This is gold!"
Luo Feng smiled.
A sense of perfect clarity filled his heart.
"The laws of gold have been fully comprehended, and are now complete and perfect."
Luo Feng muttered to himself.
Thirty-three years have passed since he entered the Five Elements Secret Realm.
In the first thirty years, he comprehended the laws of space, achieving a level of understanding comparable to being granted the title of Marquis.
In the following three years, in just three short years, he comprehended the complete Law of Metal.
"Whoo~"
"The first law is complete!"
Luo Feng was quite pleased.
Although the Law of Gold is only a lower-level law, it is, after all, the first complete law that he comprehended.
"Babata, how much contribution do I still have in the dojo?"
Luo Feng asked.
"A total of 62,000 contributions."
Babata said quickly.
Previously, Luo Feng had successfully entered the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth levels of the Torch Space, earning a total of 60,000 contribution points.
"In addition, you have reached the 400,000th place on the Human Ranking. As long as you maintain your ranking for ten years, you will receive the Hongmeng Dojo reward."
Babata continued.
"There are extra rewards for making it onto the leaderboard?"
Luo Feng was slightly taken aback.
This was a pleasant surprise.
"Of course!"
Babata said matter-of-factly, "Anyone who makes it onto the Human Ranking, even if they are ranked one millionth, is an unparalleled genius of the Hongmeng Dojo. Not only the Human Ranking, but also the Earth Ranking and the Heaven Ranking will bring rewards. The higher the ranking, the richer the rewards."
Luo Feng nodded, his consciousness entered the Nine Towers Realm, and he quickly found the relevant information.
This information wasn't exactly a secret, but he had never paid attention to it before, and Venerable Mingshan hadn't reminded him of it either.
After all, according to common sense, even if some of the geniuses from this year's Hongmeng Grand Competition make it onto the Human Ranking in the future, they would still need to cultivate for at least tens of thousands of years.
"Ranking first on the leaderboard grants ten Life Evolution Potions, one era's worth of Five Elements Secret Realm study time, and ten thousand Dojo Contribution Points annually..."
"The top ten on the Human Ranking will receive a Life Evolution Potion, one era's worth of Five Elements Secret Realm study time, and one thousand Dojo Contribution Points per year..."
"The top 100,000 on the leaderboard, the century-long period of comprehension in the Five Elements Secret Realm..."
"Those who rank in the top million on the leaderboard will receive ten temple contributions annually..."
Luo Feng quickly glanced at it.
This is only the reward for the Human Ranking. As for the rewards for the Earth Ranking and the Heaven Ranking, that's beyond the knowledge of someone as low as a Stellar level.
"I never imagined that the higher the ranking on the leaderboard, the more generous the rewards would be."
Luo Feng was pleasantly surprised.
The top million on the leaderboard can earn ten contribution points a year, which doesn't seem like much.
But in reality, there are already a lot.
It should be understood that the purchasing power contributed by a single point of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple is equivalent to ten Hunyuan units in the outside world.
Ten contribution points are equivalent to one hundred Hunyuan.
Furthermore, a year is far too short a unit of time for the powerful beings in the universe.
Which of the geniuses who can be ranked on the Human Ranking is not a Domain Lord or Realm Lord?
Even if they do nothing and stay at the bottom of the human rankings for a million years, it's equivalent to earning 100 million Hunyuan!
In the outside world, it would be comparable to the entire fortune of an immortal king.
Of course, under normal circumstances, geniuses who can rank on the Human Ranking will not be trapped by the bottleneck of immortality, nor will they linger at the Realm Lord stage for millions of years.
The only possibility that they didn't become immortal is that they fell into obscurity on the path to becoming a strongman.
If you can get into the top 100,000 on the leaderboard, you can get 100 contribution points every year.
Of course, for the top talents on the Human Ranking, what really matters is not contribution points, but the time spent comprehending the Five Elements Secret Realm.
Anyone who has cultivated in the Five Elements Secret Realm knows its true value!
"Only those who make it onto the list of human prodigies are truly exceptional."
Luo Feng's eyes flickered, indicating that he understood the meaning of those words.
Unlike the Virtual Universe Company, the Hongmeng Dojo cultivates geniuses by dividing them into four secret realms: Primordial, Beginning, Heaven and Earth, and End Times.
Once all geniuses enter the core level, their status and treatment are the same, which is very fair.
To obtain more resources, one must compete and find ways to climb the ranks.
"Babata, help me exchange for the four sets of secret techniques: the Law of Wood, the Law of Water, the Law of Fire, and the Law of Earth."
Luo Feng said calmly.
One reason he comprehended the Law of Metal so quickly was its incredible efficiency—a million times faster—and another reason was the guidance of the secret technique, the Law of Metal.
Cultivation can be fast, but if you're on the wrong path, you'll stray further and further down the wrong road.
This is the importance of secret techniques.
Many universe masters in the primordial universe could not break through to become the strongest in the universe. Was it because they lacked talent?
no.
More often than not, the problem lies in the lack of proper guidance.
"Luo Feng, are you sure?"
"These four secret techniques together require a full 40,000 contribution points."
Babata said hesitantly.
"determine."
Luo Feng's voice was resolute.
After comprehending the Law of Metal, he had a rough estimate of how fast he could comprehend lower-level laws.
At least, he was confident that he could comprehend the four laws of wood, water, fire, and earth in the Five Elements Secret Realm in as little as forty years, and at most no more than fifty years.
He was willing to invest this much. (End of Chapter)