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Chapter 75, Fourth Picture

Virtual universe, Thunder Island.

Thunder Island is the immortal hub of the Virtual Universe Company, the true highest-level hub.

Inside an enormous temple.

"Your Excellency, Gu Ce has already passed the tenth level of the Bridge to Heaven and is now attempting to reach the eleventh level," Longyu King respectfully reported.

The Nine Swords Venerable sat high on his throne, silent, seemingly lost in thought.

"Could it be that Gu Ce is capable of challenging the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, which is at the cosmic level?" Nine Swords Venerable wondered.

The primordial Tongtian Mountain at the cosmic level corresponds to the twelfth level and above of the Tongtian Bridge, the sixteenth level for the Domain Lord level, and the twentieth level for the World Lord level.

On the surface, the Tongtian Mountain at the Realm Lord level is the most difficult, but in reality, the Nine Swords Venerable knows that the difficulty of the Primordial Tongtian Mountain at the Universe level should be the highest among these three Tongtian Mountains.

There is no other reason.

The Realm Lord level represents the moment when one's understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe is most effortless. With a lifespan of 1000 epochs, one can continuously deepen their understanding of the fundamental laws.

Geniuses who have overcome the Primal Tongtian Mountain at the Realm Lord level are not uncommon in the history of the entire human race; they can be considered extremely rare geniuses. But which Venerable One, which Lord of the Universe, wasn't a genius back then?

At the cosmic level, the speed at which one comprehends the fundamental laws is far inferior to that of the realm lord level.

At the cosmic level, it is very difficult to gain a profound understanding of the laws that transcends the ordinary and immortal!

If he was able to overcome the Primal Tongtian Mountain at the cosmic level, he will likely be able to overcome the Tongtian Mountain at the Domain Lord and World Lord levels as well, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

For example, Kodi back then was known as a genius who appeared only once in tens of millions of eras, and he passed through the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, which was at the cosmic, domain lord, and world lord levels.

"We really underestimated Gu Ce." The Nine Swords Venerable shook his head slightly.

Although Gu Ce performed very well in the Genius Battle, he was never as shocked as he is now.

"Let's go. There are only three months left. It's time to go to the Initial Universe to pick them up," said the Nine Swords Venerable to the Jade King.

……

The difficulty level increases dramatically on the eleventh level of the Sky Bridge.

This time, Gu Ce failed to make it through.

"Master, Venerable Ripple has sent an email asking you to go to the Ice and Snow Temple to see her," Rimuru said.

"Senior sister is looking for me?" Gu Ce was slightly taken aback, then nodded.

Ignoring the other geniuses who wanted to strike up a conversation, Gu Ce teleported directly into the Ice and Snow Temple.

……

"Senior sister, Senior brother Lingji."

Upon entering the Ice and Snow Temple, Gu Ce saw the two sitting at a table, greeted them, and went over to sit down beside them.

"Here, try this."

Venerable Lianyi poured a cup of pale green liquid, still steaming, and handed it to Gu Ce.

Gu Ce took the cup and took a small sip.

"This is... tea?" Gu Ce asked, somewhat surprised.

"Indeed, this is a tea beverage produced on your Earth," Venerable Ripple said with a smile. "It's a product of Pinghai Company, run by your fellow townsman and friend Luo Feng's wife. I've tried it and thought it was quite good."

Gu Ce took another bite and savored it carefully.

Compared to other special drinks in the universe that can enhance one's understanding of the laws or make one feel intoxicated, tea seems more plain, yet it has its own unique charm.

Drinking tea seems to help stabilize one's state of mind.

"Junior Brother, you'll be leaving Chaos City in three months. You need to start studying the Chaos Stele as soon as possible," Venerable Zero Extreme reminded him. "And your Star-Eating Grass, once you return to Earth, you can start preparing to break through to the World Lord level. According to the optimal cultivation plan, when you break through to the World Lord level, you can have a thousand vines. I can have someone send you the necessary resources."

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Lingji!" Gu Ce said sincerely.

"Junior brother, I have a surprise for you on this trip to Earth," Venerable Lianyi said with a smile.

"What surprise?" Gu Ce asked quickly.

"You'll know when we get to Earth," Venerable Ripple said, changing the subject instead of answering directly.

"By the way, you'll soon be able to take on a cosmic-level cultivation mission. There's something I need to tell you."

"Among the cosmic-level cultivation missions, in the extreme-level missions, there is a mission called Demon Mountain. You must accept it and go to the icy mountain of Demon Mountain. There is an opportunity there that is in line with my Ice Peak lineage. I cannot say more about what it is. It depends on whether you have the luck," said Venerable Ripple.

Actually, even without Venerable Lianyi saying it, Gu Ce probably already guessed what was there.

The Demon Mountain has two sides, and can be divided into two parts: the Demon Sound Mountain and the Frost Mountain.

Among them, Demon Sound Mountain is the legacy of the Demon Sound God General!

Then, the Frozen Mountain most likely also contains the legacy of the Frozen God General.

The opportunity that Venerable Lianyi mentioned is mostly this.

"Thank you for reminding me, Senior Sister!" Gu Ce said again.

"No need for formalities," Venerable Lianyi waved his hand.

"I'm currently on my way to Chaos City. Once your cultivation time in Chaos City is over, we'll head straight to Earth!"

"It's a pity I have something to attend to and can't meet my junior brother in real life," Venerable Zero said regretfully.

The Zero-Pole Venerable is responsible for handling some affairs of the Virtual Universe Company and managing a part of this vast power; he is essentially a civil official of the Ice Peak lineage.

"It's alright, senior brother, there will be opportunities," Gu Ce comforted him.

"Well, when you reach the Domain Lord level and are sent out, Lan Song and the others will probably be coming out too. At that time, I'll bring them to find you!" Venerable Zero Extreme said with a smile.

……

In the remaining three months, Gu Ce studied the Chaos Stele again and gained a great deal.

Although I didn't gain any profound insights, at least I learned something, didn't I?

The fourth image on the Ice Peak Chaos Stele is a knife.

The fourth image contains the complete fundamental laws of water, as well as all 108 essential aspects of the fundamental laws of space.

Starting from the fourth image, the Ice Peak Chaos Stele has begun to come into contact with the fusion of some fundamental laws!

The combination of the laws of water and space, if these two laws are fully integrated, can lead to advancement to the position of the Lord of the Universe.

To follow this path, one must begin with the seventh image of the Ice Peak Chaos Stele and walk the path of the Beast God.

The three central images on the Ice Peak Chaos Stele are a knife, a sword, and a spear.

Among them, the knife diagram mainly discusses the fundamental laws of space.

But the sword diagram and the spear diagram—those are where the true laws of fusion reside.

According to the secret techniques corresponding to "The Prelude to Ice Peak", there are a total of 108 sword techniques that can be used to help comprehend the fourth diagram of the Ice Peak Chaos Stele. Gu Ce's current learning progress is the 80th sword technique, which corresponds to the 80th essence of the spatial law.

Knife skills, sword skills, or spear skills.

At this stage, mastering the techniques for using these weapons is not difficult.

The difficulty lies in figuring out how to apply the underlying principles.

The Six-Eyed's [Analysis] talent secret technique can help Gu Ce comprehend the essence of the laws, but it doesn't seem to help him fully understand the original laws, nor can it help him fuse with the laws.

Fortunately, Gu Ce's talent in the laws was also enhanced to an extremely high level with the evolution of the Six-Eyed and the blessing of many treasures!

At most, it's just a little slower than simply studying the essence of the laws.

For Gu Ce, comprehending the complete fundamental laws is only a matter of time.

and……

Six-eyed creatures can evolve.

What kind of changes will occur with a six-eyed being at the domain lord level?

What about those at the realm lord level?

Gu Ce was very much looking forward to it.

Of course, it's also possible that once Six-Eyed reaches the peak of his bloodline, that's when it's truly at its limit.

After all, the six eyes in Jujutsu Kaisen were far less impressive than the six eyes Gu Ce has now.

Even if Six Eyes can no longer evolve, Gu Ce is confident that he can climb to a higher level based on his current foundation!

(End of this chapter)