Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

The Origin Continent is vast and boundless, with numerous divine kingdoms and forces. The two most powerful forces are naturally the two ancient kingdoms that stand high above.

The Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, one of the two ancient kingdoms, is mainly divided into thirteen royal families, representing the most powerful force in the ancient kingdom.

Chu Du, the core city of the Imperial Chu lineage, one of the thirteen branches of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, is vast and boundless.

In the center of Chu Capital lies a mysterious and unpredictable palace complex, resembling a labyrinth of time and space. This is the residence of Emperor Chu, one of the thirteen emperors of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom.

At this moment, two figures stood in front of a grand hall in the Imperial Chu Palace.

"Big brother, when will those little guys arrive?" a figure in blood-red armor asked impatiently. "How much longer are we going to have to wait?"

"Our ancestor arranged for us to wait here, so we can just wait patiently. Besides, you're still so impatient. If you had put in any effort to comprehend the laws, with your bloodline, you wouldn't have had to spend so many years breaking through to become an Eternal True God." The man addressed as "elder brother" by the figure in blood-red armor wore a blue robe and had a pair of deep, unfathomable eyes that seemed to see through everything. He spoke softly.

Upon hearing the words "comprehension of laws," Chu Yuanshen, clad in blood-red armor, quickly replied, "Brother, I don't have your talent. I've spent countless years barely comprehending the ten basic laws, and I'm already quite satisfied."

"Why should we, as members of the royal family with powerful bloodlines, suffer the same painstaking and thankless task of comprehending the laws as those powerful figures outside?"

"A high level of understanding of the laws is also beneficial for you to explore the bloodline within your body." The man in the green robe, Chu Jihai, shook his head and sighed inwardly.

Although the imperial lineage of Emperor Chu was incredibly powerful, most of the royal family members, when faced with the difficulty of comprehending the laws of chaos, chose a shortcut: to explore their own bloodline.

To put it nicely, it's called taking the bloodline route.

To put it bluntly, they're just wasting their lives.

“Yuan Shen, although there’s no future in following the bloodline route, you’d better not give up. Otherwise, your descendants might be thrown into these small universes in front of you. At that point, it will be difficult to get out or leave,” Chu Jihai said, looking at the layers of space in the distance.

With his strength, he naturally couldn't see through the situation inside this space, but he knew that there were countless small universes in these spaces, which were created by the ancestor himself.

Many useless descendants of the royal family were thrown into these small universes. The cultivation conditions in these small universes are poor, and resources are scarce, making it difficult for many clans to become true gods.

The only way to leave is to cultivate to the level of an eternal true god.

How difficult it is to cultivate to become an eternal true god in such a harsh environment.
Of course, the ancestor also provided a second way to leave. But in Chu Jihai's view, it was even more difficult than cultivating to become an Eternal True God.

"The descendants were thrown into a miniature universe?" Chu Yuanshen's eyes showed a hint of reluctance.

He had more than a dozen children, but the most outstanding of them was only the Void God, and the True Gods made up the majority of them.

According to the rules of the Emperor Chu lineage, those true gods who have not broken through even after ten thousand epochs are to be thrown into a small universe.

Unless he can break through to the Chaos Realm and become a Marquis of the Emperor Chu lineage.

Although breaking through to the Chaos Realm via the bloodline route only grants one a third-rank official with little real power, it is still relatively easy to protect some of one's bloodline descendants.

"Becoming a Chaos Realm cultivator is too difficult. Even breaking through to the Eternal True God realm was so difficult for me. There's no hope at all for the Chaos Realm." Chu Yuanshen's eyes dimmed.

"As for you, elder brother, if you hadn't insisted on following the path of laws, you would have had a chance to reach the Chaos Realm long ago, wouldn't you?"

"The Chaos Realm? It's not that easy. Even if I wanted to break through with my bloodline, it would be very difficult. Besides, the highest level of bloodline cultivation in the Origin Continent is only the Chaos Realm," Chu Jihai said. He was a very ambitious person.

With his bloodline and his understanding of the laws, if he were to directly follow the bloodline path, he would have a smooth journey and the probability of reaching the Chaos Realm would greatly increase.

But he refused!

Even if you reach the Chaos Realm by following the bloodline route, what good will it do? You'll just be a third-ranking official whom even the ancestor wouldn't bother with; it offers absolutely no future.

Therefore, he has always persisted in comprehending the laws of chaos.

However, how easy is it to comprehend the Laws of Chaos? He has already comprehended three of the Chaos Realm secret techniques. According to the clan's secret texts, as long as he can comprehend nine of the Chaos Realm secret techniques, which complement each other, he will have the opportunity to completely comprehend the Laws of Chaos. At that time, he will naturally reach the Chaos Realm of the Law lineage.

"Speaking of which, the batch of Law Masters who emerged from this small universe are quite good. They have basically all created top-tier seventh-order secret techniques." Chu Jihai sighed. As someone who follows the path of laws, he naturally understands the difficulty of creating top-tier seventh-order secret techniques at the Law Master stage.

The small universes are nothing like the Origin Continent. Whether it's the clarity of their understanding of the laws, the various powerful inheritances, or the unique items that aid their cultivation, the descendants in these small universes are far inferior to the descendants in Chu Du.

If one creates a top-tier seventh-order secret technique within a miniature universe and then follows the path of laws, there is still a slight chance of reaching the Chaos Realm, though it is extremely slim.

"It's only because the Ancestor is kind-hearted that he's willing to give these useless descendants a chance. Otherwise, how could they have had the opportunity to emerge at the Law Master stage and enjoy such good resources?" Chu Yuanshen said indignantly. "It would have been better to use the resources for nurturing them on the descendants in Chu Capital."

"Watch your words!" Chu Jihai quickly reminded him, then turned and laughed, "I know what you're thinking. Aren't you unhappy that the Ancestor allocated resources to these Law Masters who appeared in these small universes?"

"Don't blame me for being blunt, but do you not know what level your kids are at among the Lords of Laws? They have such good inheritances, they don't lack resources, and one of them even created a seventh-order secret technique?"

Upon hearing this, and thinking of the talents of his own sons, Chu Yuanshen chuckled awkwardly and said no more.

Before long, ten figures with weak auras suddenly appeared in front of the two of them from the space-time in front of the main hall.

"Congratulations on passing the test and arriving in Chu Du, Origin Continent," Chu Jihai said with a smile.

"I am a general from the Imperial Chu Palace. I have been ordered by the Ancestor to escort you to Chaos Star."

"Is this the Origin Continent?"

"Chu Capital? The most central city of my Imperial Chu lineage."

"Such strong spatial restraint."

"These two have such powerful auras, especially the figure in the green robe, who is even more powerful than the Eternal True God in my small universe."

Voices rang out among the ten Law Masters.

Zhang Yi, who looked like a young boy, also stood among them, sensing everything around him.

First, time flows very slowly here. Compared to the original universe, it is easy to determine that the time flow in the original universe is 10081 times that of the Origin Continent.

That is, one second here is equivalent to 10081 seconds in the original universe.

Furthermore, the understanding of the laws is extremely clear here.

To say that comprehending the laws in the primordial universe was like a powerful person with myopia of 1,000 degrees trying to see something—they could vaguely sense it, but could only vaguely see the general outline, and couldn't see the specifics at all.

And now?
It's like wearing glasses for nearsightedness; the laws of chaos become crystal clear.

"The second avatar can sense the laws of chaos so clearly. Before this cycle ends, the first avatar might even be able to comprehend the laws of chaos in the primordial universe." Zhang Yi was very excited.

Was the primordial universe in a state of chaos? In the endless cycle of reincarnation, how many beings in the three thousand-dimensional primordial universe could achieve this?
Even if such a person exists, they would be like the Mountain Dweller, originally a powerful god-king who used a secret technique to reincarnate into the primordial universe.

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to comprehend the laws of chaos within three cycles of reincarnation based solely on a vague perception from the primordial universe.

Now, its second true form has arrived on the Origin Continent, making this feat possible. "Let's go, come with me to Chaos Star." Just as Zhang Yi was deep in thought, the voice of the figure in the green robe rang out again.

He felt a powerful force surrounding him, causing the ten people, including himself, to involuntarily take flight, following the figure in the green robe as they flew away from the hall and into the distance.

"This figure in green robes, and that figure in blood-red armor, must both be Eternal True Gods," Zhang Yi thought to himself.

He possesses a detailed description of the eternal true God from the Wu Kingdom's tradition.

The current Holy Lord of the Chu Yun Holy Land whom he had met was also an Eternal True God, so he could naturally judge the strength of the two people in front of him.

However, the aura of the current Holy Lord of Chu Yun Holy Land was weaker than that of the figure in blood-red armor, and the figure in green robes was far inferior.

"You are Duanmu Yi? You have not even been cultivating for a full twelve years?" the figure in the green robe suddenly asked. At the same time, he broke away from the original group of ten and flew to the front, standing alongside the figure in the green robe and the figure in the blood-red armor.

This scene aroused considerable envy among the other nine people.

They could naturally see that this figure in the green robe was not only powerful, but also likely held a high position in the Chu capital.

"Reporting to the General, I am indeed Duanmu Yi." Although Zhang Yi did not know why the figure in the green robe had asked him in the first place, he still quickly replied.

The figure in the green robe smiled: "To create a top-tier seventh-order secret technique in less than a decade, you are very talented. Moreover, I heard that you have already comprehended the Ten Fundamental Laws?"

"Yes," Zhang Yi nodded.

The Lord of Laws comprehended the Ten Fundamental Laws? Chu Yuanshen, standing to the side, was secretly astonished.

He hadn't known this information before. In less than a century, he had comprehended the ten basic laws even as a Lord of Laws. No wonder his elder brother valued this young man from a small universe so much.

"My name is Chu Jihai, and I work in the Imperial Chu Palace. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me, and I will do my best to help," Chu Jihai said with a smile.

"Thank you, General Xie," Zhang Yi said gratefully.

When he first arrived in Chu, everything was a fresh start. The promise from a powerful and eternal true god would help him avoid a lot of trouble.

Chu Jihai chatted with Zhang Yi for a few more minutes, and then Zhang Yi returned to the group of nine.

"Brother Yi, this powerful general really values ​​you highly," Mo Yuan, who also looked like a young boy with three braids on his head, whispered.

Zhang Yi turned to look at him and chuckled softly, "I didn't expect you to know how to flatter people."

Mo Yuan was a friend he met during the assessment, and the two got along quite well.

Mo Yuan's talent is also very high. His cultivation time is even slightly shorter than his. He also created a top-tier seventh-order secret technique. Otherwise, he would not have passed the test.

However, compared to Zhang Yi's mastery of the ten basic laws at the Law Master stage, it wasn't as impressive.

The other eight people around him were envious, but they weren't very familiar with Zhang Yi, so they didn't say anything.

As time passed, the Imperial Chu Palace, though seemingly small in size, still took Chu Jihai some time to fly before arriving at a massive gate of light.

Outside the gate of light, ten puppets exuding powerful auras stood guard.

"He who comes is stopped!"

"General Chu Jihai, please stop!"

A puppet radiating golden light shouted.

"Everyone, I have come on the orders of the Ancestor to bring you the ten descendants of the Law Masters from the small universe who have passed the test this time." Chu Jihai's voice was deep and resonant, echoing in front of the light gate.

"Alright, General Chu Jihai, leave them to us. You may return."

Clearly, the safety of Chaos Star, as the place where the imperial lineage cultivates unparalleled geniuses, must be guaranteed.

Those with great strength are not allowed to enter.

Chu Jihai nodded, looked at Zhang Yi and the other ten people, and said, "I'll leave you here."

"Thank you, General."

Ten voices rang out simultaneously.

"Let's go." Chu Jihai led Chu Yuanshen away.

"Fifth brother, you take the ten new little ones inside," said the figure radiating golden light.

"yes, Sir."

A puppet dressed entirely in black, resembling a young man, flew forward, looked at Zhang Yi and the others, and said, "Follow me."

The young man in black led Zhang Yi and ten others through the portal and disappeared.

In the distance, Chu Jihai, who hadn't gone far, sighed, "I wonder if Duanmu Yi can become an eternal true god."

"An Eternal True God?" Chu Yuanshen exclaimed in surprise. "Brother, you really think highly of him. Following the path of laws, it won't be easy to comprehend the source of laws and become an Eternal True God."

Chu Jihai shook his head and didn't say anything more.

wow~
Stepping through the portal, Zhang Yi felt the space shift and found himself in the void of a massive star.

"This is Chaos Star? The gathering place of the most outstanding geniuses of the Emperor Chu lineage?" Zhang Yi looked at the enormous star not far away in shock.

This is a planet that emits a black light, and its surface is covered with constantly rushing rivers.

"Is this where we'll be training from now on?"

"This star is so big."

"The Chaos Star has a diameter of approximately 1000 million kilometers," the young man in black explained. "Entering or leaving the Chaos Star requires passing through a portal of light."

"This is also for your safety."

"follow me."

The young man in black led Zhang Yi and the others onward, arriving at a teleportation array in the void.

Around the teleportation array, numerous puppets guarded it, all emanating an aura of Void True God level. (End of Chapter)