Under the Lord of False Gold

In the virtual universe, traveling from a mid-level civilization island to a high-level civilization continent is a rather luxurious affair.

Although neither intermediate nor advanced civilizations ever restrict their citizens' freedom to travel between nations, the cost of teleportation between these virtual spaces is quite expensive.

To put it simply, the life savings of an ordinary ninth-tier planetary-level expert would only be enough for him to travel from Rongbing Island in the virtual universe to the Qianwu Continent and back once.

Of course, for Li Che and Yan Po, this small expense was nothing at all.

The two were very efficient. After confirming that they were going to meet Venerable Luanmo, they left Rongbing Island and boarded the teleportation portal that belonged to the Giant Axe Arena, arriving at the Qianwu branch of the Giant Axe Arena.

Then, they traveled through the teleportation system there again and finally arrived at the virtual headquarters of the Giant Axe Arena.

Giant Axe Time and Space!

This is a completely independent entity, separate from all other virtual spaces in the virtual universe. Its spacetime volume is so vast that its end is nowhere in sight.

Moreover, the moment he arrived here, he discovered that he could no longer contact Lord Rongbing and the others through the virtual universe.

This is clearly a permissions issue.

Led by the Flame Soul Army Lord, Li Che traveled swiftly through this vast virtual space, seeing many magnificent palaces and halls along the way, including many powerful beings at the immortal level.

As Li Che delved deeper into the Giant Axe Spacetime, the aura of law emanating from the powerful figures he could see grew increasingly stronger.

From the outermost area, to the residences of the Immortal Military Lords and the Immortal Marquises, then to the palace complex of the Immortal Kings, and finally to the abode of the Great Cosmic Venerables…

Under the increasingly terrifying pressure of the surrounding laws, even Li Che's expression became more and more serious. He followed behind the Flame Soul Army Lord and flew for a long time before finally stopping in front of a uniquely shaped palace that resembled a giant sphere.

It did not seem to be a palace built of virtual matter, but rather a projection of some treasure in the virtual world. The entire palace was a unified whole, exuding a sublime power of law.

Is it a palace-type treasure? Or a palace-type supreme treasure?

Li Che made his guess, but he was only a minor realm lord at the moment and had no ability to assess the true nature of this treasure.

However, he sensed that Venerable Luanmo was located in the central region of the Giant Axe Time-Space Venerable Zone, suggesting he was a mid-level Venerable, and his mount was likely just a powerful palace-type treasure...

According to Li Che's memory, the average price of a relatively good palace-type treasure within the human race should be around 1.0 treasure points, which is already a price that would make the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom blush and his heart race.

Knowing what was going on, Li Che, led by the Flame Soul Army Lord, strode into the virtual palace before him.

Then, Li Che felt the space-time around him distort, and when it became clear again, it had turned into an unfamiliar starry sky.

This is a vast space composed of billions upon billions of starlight, boundless and limitless. Even with the eyesight of a realm lord, its boundaries cannot be seen.

The feeling was like being in the dark universe behind the primordial universe, where the starlight flickered with profound and distant fluctuations of laws, far away and untouchable, evolving the infinite mysteries of the laws.

The Realm Lord's rationality told Li Che that this was a virtual spacetime simulated by a virtual universe network, but the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of the universe in this spacetime were so clear, even more wondrous and mysterious than the real spacetime.

How could a mere palace-type treasure be so miraculous?

Li Che couldn't help but feel this way.

The Flame Soul Army Lord beside him had disappeared. In the vast space, only a road made of rock stretched out, leading to the end of the line of sight.

Li Che could see clearly that at the end of the road was a huge, majestic, and cold throne. On the throne sat a towering giant, whose power was like that of a god. Even though Li Che was now fearless of many immortals, he still felt a chill in his heart when he saw the giant's figure.

Without a doubt, it was a powerful being who had mastered some kind of complete superior fundamental law, a life form at the level of a cosmic venerable.

"Li Che greets Your Excellency!"

He bowed slightly, showing respect to the being seated on the throne of law.

"Um!"

Looking down at Li Che, Venerable Luan Mo remained remarkably calm. Every word he uttered stirred this illusory space-time, weighing heavily on Li Che's heart.

"Li Che, the Lord of the Guixu Realm, I am Venerable Luan Mo of the Giant Axe Arena, and also the host of the Cosmic Peak Genius Battle to be held decades later."

Li Che already knew this information from the Lord of the Flame Soul Army. He remained silent, quietly waiting for the cosmic venerable one to continue.

Venerable Luanmo stared intently at Li Che for a long time before continuing:

"My mission is to bring you to the Initial Universe after this year's Peak Genius Battle. There, the pillar of my human race will personally meet you. As for whether you can become his disciple, that will depend on your abilities."

The title of pillar of the clan stirred something within Li Che.

Within the current human race, those who can be called pillars of the race must at least be at the level of a cosmic master, or even possibly the founder or leader of one of the five major powers.

Could it be the founder of the Giant Axe? Or the Lord of Illusory Gold? Or one of the other universe lords of the Giant Axe Arena?

All I can say is that the Giant Axe Arena is so large that it houses many great beings, even those at the level of universe masters, making it truly difficult to guess its size.

"Understood, Your Excellency!" he replied.

He knew very well that if a great being, possibly at the level of a universe lord, wanted to summon him, Li Che, a mere realm lord, had no choice but to refuse.

"Very good. A genius realm master like you may really have a chance to become the personal disciple of the great Void Gold Master."

Upon hearing this, Venerable Luanmo's voice held a hint of amusement. He seemed to be offering a subtle hint, speaking in a low voice.

Li Che's eyes lit up.

The Lord of False Gold, it turns out, is him!

As a transmigrator, Li Che naturally knew the title of the Lord of False Gold.

That person is undoubtedly the highest-ranking being in the Giant Axe Arena. Below the Giant Axe Founder, this Lord of the Universe seems to be the leader of the other Lords of the Universe in the Giant Axe Arena lineage.

In the future, after the founder of the Giant Axe takes Hong as his disciple, the Master of False Gold will also teach him.

"Work hard. You have talent. Many elders in the clan believe you have the potential to master an ancient tradition. If you succeed, becoming a Universal Venerable will not be difficult. At that time, I will be happy to have another close colleague."

Venerable Luanmo continued speaking, looking at Li Che below with an unperturbed and humble attitude, and was very satisfied with this young world lord.

"Thank you for the reminder, Venerable One!"

Li Che pondered Luan Mo's words, then bowed again in respect.

The other party seemed to have high hopes for me, and there was that so-called ancient tradition, could it be the Ancestral God Cult?

He pondered in his heart that in the present primordial universe, there are not many that can be called ancient traditions. Apart from the incomparably transcendent Ancestral God Cult in the universe, the other one could only be the many traditions discovered in the cosmic sea.

"Yes, I am also a Venerable under the Lord of Void Gold. I hope you can succeed," Venerable Luan Mo said after a slight silence. "In addition, the great Lord of Void Gold also instructed me to give you a secret manual as his first test for you."