bookbashuk Chapter 245 The Nine Universes Chaos Stele, Crossing the Bridge
Chapter 245 The Nine Universes Chaos Stele, Crossing the Bridge
Chapter 245 The Nine Universes Chaos Stele, Crossing the Bridge
"Each person can only choose one Chaos Stele to observe and comprehend."
"There are 52 rubbings of images hanging on the corridor walls, each corresponding to a Chaos Stele. Take a look at these images first. Although the images cannot convey the aura contained within the Chaos Steles, they can still allow you to barely sense it. Look at these 52 images—and then decide which Chaos Stele to choose," the black-robed envoy said to Xu Qing.
The rubbings in the corridor are all huge, ten meters square, with the names of the Chaos Steles marked on the side: Nine Universes Chaos Stele, Dragon Journey Chaos Stele, Mother Ancestor Chaos Stele, Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele, Giant Axe Chaos Stele. Each name carries a heavy weight, each name represents an inscription left by the strongest human in the entire universe, and is the treasure of Chaos City!
Xu Qing didn't even glance at the paintings; instead, he turned to the black-robed envoy and asked bluntly, "Is anyone currently studying the Nine Universes Chaos Stele?"
The black-robed envoy paused, clearly not expecting such a direct approach: "Currently, no one has comprehended it." After answering, he couldn't help but ask, "You've chosen the Nine Universes Chaos Stele? Aren't you going to look at the others?"
"Nine Universes." Xu Qing's tone was without the slightest hesitation.
"Alright." Although the black-robed envoy was puzzled, he didn't ask any more questions and lowered his head to write down his choice on the terminal.
He muttered to himself: This core member is close to the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom. He may have already received guidance from the Venerable One and even figured out the ins and outs of the Chaos Stele. Otherwise, why would he be so decisive?
"Selection submitted, follow me." The black-robed messenger put away his terminal and turned to walk deeper into the corridor.
Xu Qing followed the black-robed envoy out of the corridor and continued deeper. After a short while, they arrived at a spacious training ground in the city lord's mansion. The training ground was extremely spacious, stretching for tens of kilometers in length and width. If it were an ordinary person on Earth, they would not be able to see the end of it at a glance.
The city lord's mansion is vast and expansive, with its buildings covering an area of thousands of miles.
After passing through the training ground, the two proceeded through a corridor about 60 meters wide and 120 meters high. On both sides of the corridor, they saw a series of tall bronze gates, each about 160 meters long and 120 meters high, with ancient characters on each gate.
"Mother Ancestor" Giant Axe Dragon - and in front of each bronze gate stands a kind-faced old man.
The strange thing is!
The old men in front of each bronze gate all looked exactly the same.
"There are 52 doors in total, which are the entrances to the 52 secret chambers of the Chaos Stele," the black-robed envoy said with a smile. "The door to the cultivation chamber of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele is just ahead. Hmm, we've arrived."
Xu Qing looked at the massive bronze gate before him.
The ancient bronze gate, which has existed for hundreds of millions of years, bears two universally understood characters. Standing 120 meters tall, the gate commands respect. Beside the bronze gate stands an old man with a vertical eye between his eyebrows, who looks exactly like every other old man standing before the gate.
"Kandri." The robed messenger bowed respectfully.
"Hmm." Kander's gaze fell on Xu Qing, initially gentle, then he frowned. "A newcomer? I remember the Genius Battle wouldn't end for some time, so why is someone here already?"
"This is a newly promoted core member of the Ministry of Commerce, personally sent by the King of Qianwu," the black-robed envoy quickly explained.
"King of Qianwu Kingdom - Core member of the Ministry of Commerce."
Kandri suddenly realized, and a look of understanding appeared in his eyes.
It's most likely that the Venerable Qianwu gave the green light to his own business genius—
He smiled and instructed, "Go in. The door to the secret chamber will open in seven days. You must come out immediately then, understand?"
"Understood." Xu Qing nodded and stepped into the secret room.
The cultivation chamber was enormous, filled with swirling chaotic energy.
He peered inside carefully and vaguely saw chaotic energy swirling around a massive stone tablet: "Is that the Nine Universes Chaos Tablet?"
This is a Chaos Stele, 100 meters high and nearly 100 meters wide, with nine pictures on it. On the edge of the Chaos Stele are the universal language "Nine Universes". Each picture is exactly the same as the picture of the "Nine Universes Chaos Stele" that I saw on the mural in the corridor before, but the feeling is obviously different.
I had seen the nine illustrations on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele before, so I already knew about them.
The first picture shows a few scattered raindrops, but if you count carefully, you can find that there are a total of nine raindrops!
The second picture is of a light drizzle. If you count carefully, there are 36 raindrops in the picture.
The third picture is a picture of heavy rain, with a large number of raindrops densely packed together; a careful count reveals a total of 108 raindrops.
The fourth image is a star chart, showing a planet with four satellites orbiting it.
The fifth image is a map of the star system, with one star and 12 planets orbiting it, each of which has more or less moons.
The sixth picture is a galaxy, with countless stars forming a vast galaxy. It is impossible to count how many stars there are, because in some places they are vaguely visible, seemingly containing many stars, but they are impossible to count.
The seventh picture depicts what appears to be a strange monster.
The eighth picture depicts two equally bizarre monsters.
The ninth picture depicts countless strange monsters, too many to count.
"Hehe, this is quite interesting."
Xu Qing looked at the pictures, stroked her chin, and smiled.
Although the carvings were only seemingly abstract pictures, Xu Qing understood that each of these pictures was a manifestation of the origin of the universe.
Although the fundamental laws of the universe are incredibly profound, the most basic and essential aspects are still quite simple. The first to third images dissect these fundamental laws, revealing a total of 108 different mysteries. If Chinese is composed of strokes and lines, then English is composed of numerous letters.
So the fundamental laws of the universe are 108 basic mysteries that are constantly combined in various complex ways to eventually form a vast set of laws!
The first three images represent the deepest analysis.
The fourth picture is a star map, the fifth picture is a star map, and the sixth picture is a star map.
Regardless of binary code, strokes, or simple letters like ABCD, simply knowing these is insufficient to create a vast computer coding language or the fantastical online world. Nor can one create a vast number of Chinese characters and awe-inspiring Chinese civilization from strokes alone. Nor can one create a comprehensive English system from a few simple letters.
The goal is to combine the most basic elements to create a vast and incredibly rich online world, a Chinese-language world, and an English-language world.
It requires a lot of combinations, a lot of syntax, etc...it's the same principle!
The 108 mysteries are the 108 most fundamental things that remain after the original laws of the universe have been dissected and broken down.
The first to the third illustrations represent an anatomy!
The fourth to sixth images represent a combination of systems!
These fundamental elements are constantly combined, expanded, and perfected until they finally form the perfect cosmic fundamental spatial laws.
The bizarre monster in the seventh picture represents the most complete fundamental laws of the universe.
If you can comprehend the first seven images, you can become the "Spatial Venerable" and the ruler of the universe!
"Previously, I relied on the multiple system enhancements to comprehend things faster than becoming a king or immortal, but I still couldn't grasp the true path of this world."
Xu Qing's eyes became intense, like someone who hadn't eaten for three days and three nights stumbling upon a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.
"Now, the primordial path is laid out before me."
The next moment, Xu Qing immediately immersed himself in comprehending the Nine Universes Chaos Stele.
He has a thorough understanding of the fundamental nature of the laws of the universe, and has almost fully comprehended all 108 essential principles; he is just one step away from mastering them.
The moment he saw the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, he activated his divine sense of the One Yuan Number and his own information spirit. A few breaths later, Xu Qing stepped across the threshold.
Once you grasp the essence of the 108 spatial laws, the fourth and sixth images will only be a matter of time.
However, no one bothers to understand the essence first, as that would take too much time. Even in a sacred cultivation ground like Chaos City, it would take thousands or even tens of thousands of years, which is simply not worth it.
Xu Qing was completely immersed in cultivation, and even his physical body almost forgot the passage of time.
"Boom!" The bronze gate opened with a loud crash, but Xu Qing remained lost in his reverie and did not wake up.
"Come out!"
A voice came in, directly entering everyone's mind.
"Come out!" "Come out!" "Come out!" "Come out!"—The voice kept echoing in their minds, getting louder and louder, which instantly woke everyone up. The booming voice echoing in their minds made Xu Qing involuntarily cover his head.
Xu Qing rushed outside, and the moment he stepped out the door, the voice that had been echoing in his mind disappeared instantly, bringing him a sense of relief.
"Is it over?"
Xu Qing turned back to look at the closed secret room and frowned.
It was so difficult to break free from that feeling that seemed to allow me to comprehend the fundamental laws of all space.
"I was so close to understanding the fifth picture—"
If Xu Qing's previous insights already surpassed those of some military lord immortals, then if he fully comprehends the fifth diagram, his understanding of the laws will be comparable to that of a marquis immortal.
I was halfway through my understanding, about to delve deeper, when someone abruptly dragged me out of bed. It was a thousand times worse than being pulled out of bed after staying up all night in the freezing cold.
"Seven days are up." Kanderi was standing outside the door, beginning to explain how to gain more time for enlightenment. "If you want to comprehend the Chaos Stele again, you must cross the Heavenly Bridge—"
Xu Qing didn't listen much; he already knew all this from the original story. He thought to himself, "Luckily, I can use the Sky Bridge to buy some more time—"
"With each level of the Bridge to Heaven you pass, you will gain another 7 days for enlightenment. After the 10th level, you will enter the realm of immortality, and the 15th level will be the realm of becoming a Marquis and achieving immortality."
"Comprehending the third image of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele is roughly equivalent to passing through the 12th level of the Bridge to Heaven."
"My level of comprehension of the laws is close to the 14th level. With my soul amplitude comparable to that of an immortal king, I could easily pass through the 16th level of the Heavenly Bridge."
The thought flashed through his mind, and just then, Candri added, "You can go now."
But Xu Qing did not turn away. He looked up and said calmly to the guardian in front of him, "You can gain time by crossing the Sky Bridge, right?"
"Since no one's coming right now, I'll just cross a few levels of the Heavenly Bridge and gain a few days of time."
"You're going to cross the Heavenly Bridge right now?" Guardian Kandri's eyes widened upon hearing Xu Qing's words, and he couldn't help but ask:
"Child, do you know what you're saying? Even among the top 1000 geniuses in the martial arts world, perhaps only one in ten eras will cross the Bridge to Heaven after just comprehending the Chaos Stele."
Despite saying that, when Kandri looked at Xu Qing's determined eyes, he couldn't help but laugh, his eyes filled with a sense of helplessness at the "young man's ignorance of the immensity of heaven and earth".
"Hehe, there's no use telling you all this. If you want to go for it, then go for it. Anyway, it'll only be a short while until the end, so it won't delay anything."
Xu Qing could tell from the look in Kander's eyes that the end meant his immediate defeat.
Xu Qing ignored his disdain and turned to enter the virtual universe, specifically the Yuxiang Mountain Manor. He contacted the main system to apply for crossing the bridge, and soon a notification sounded: "Identity confirmed, Xu Qing, permanently granted qualification for the Sky Bridge, teleportation initiation!"
In a flash, he appeared above a boundless ocean.
There is an island in the middle of the sea, with 52 endless bridges extending from its edge.
This is the secret realm of the Bridge to Heaven.
As soon as Xu Qing stood firm, a cacophony of voices rose around him.
"Oh, a newcomer?"
"That core member of the Commerce Department who just joined the City Lord's Mansion?"
It was the same Immortal I had seen in Chaos City a few days ago.
The immortal who had previously mocked Xu Qing for being a "business genius getting involved in cultivation" scoffed out loud:
"He just finished comprehending the Chaos Stele and now he's trying to cross the Heavenly Bridge? Didn't the Cosmic Venerable tell him that even the first level of the Heavenly Bridge is difficult for 99.9% of the newcomers in the Genius Battle?"
Another immortal shook his head, his tone tinged with pride: "I was the champion of the Genius Battle back then, and even so, it took me half a year to just pass the first level. The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom must have spoiled me rotten. Does he really think that just by glancing at the Chaos Stele a few times, I can become a genius?"
The discussion grew louder and louder; they didn't intend to mock anyone, they were just having fun.
As the immortals murmured among themselves, a man dressed in a black star-patterned robe walked over. He had four ears but no nose.
"Hello, Xu Qing, I am the Guardian, Baffin."
He glanced at Xu Qing's file and chuckled, "Nine-Yu Bridge? A core member of the Ministry of Commerce attempting to cross a bridge, that's interesting."
"However, the Bridge to Heaven is very difficult to cross."
The watchman, Baffin, sighed.
"Just like those immortals said, even the youngsters who emerged from the genius battle usually can't even get past the first level at first."
He pointed to the empty bridge not far away: "Go ahead, there's no one here now. But let me warn you, the Sky Bridge is very difficult to cross."
Just like those others said, it's quite common for young talents who emerge from the genius battle to not even be able to pass the first level at first.
Xu Qing nodded, said nothing more, and walked straight towards the Nine Heavens Bridge. The immortals behind him were still laughing: "Just wait and see, he'll be kicked out in less than five seconds! I bet a Mixed Yuan Unit."
"I bet a minute, maybe the Guardians of Ten Thousand chatted with him a bit more? Haha."
"Then why don't you just bet on the time? Haha."
Xu Qing's assessment of this group of immortals was that they were a bunch of bored idiots.