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Chapter 68 Comprehending the First Image of the Chaos Stele
The next morning.

Early in the morning, Aarons, dressed in military uniform and carrying a dark gold staff, came to visit Yu Duan, and then saw Yu Duan and Ke Di, who had just woken up from a hangover.

For cosmic-level life forms, ordinary alcoholic beverages certainly wouldn't make them drunk.

However, this does not include the fact that only those who have been granted the titles of Marquis or King and are immortal can afford to drink 'Eight Harmonies Yuan Chen,' a bottle of wine containing tens of thousands of Hunyuan units, which naturally has different effects.

"Are you going to get into a fight?"

Koti rubbed his messy, fiery red hair as he looked at Aarons, who was all ready to go.

Aarons sat down on the sofa next to him and shook his head, explaining, "I originally planned to team up with Yu Duan to hunt Chaos Beasts. I heard that the Chaos True Spirit has the effect of transforming the essence of the soul."

"Since you're here too, Koti, do you want to come along?"

Faced with Aarons' invitation, Kodi shook his head directly: "I have taken more precious soul transformation treasures, which have already transformed my soul to a limit. Unless there are treasures of the same level or with stronger effects, if it is just a Chaos True Spirit, it will no longer be effective for me."

Resources that can cause the essence of the soul to transform prematurely are very precious, including the Chaos True Spirit.

However, the effects of these treasures have a certain limit, and the Chaos True Spirit was most effective the first time it was absorbed.

Then, as the soul undergoes transformation, the effect of the Chaos True Spirit will become weaker and weaker until it reaches its limit and becomes completely ineffective.

Yu Duan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them and looked at Aarons: "Yes, me too. Before coming to Chaos City, my teacher gave me a treasure that could transform my soul, but the Chaos True Spirit is no longer effective for me."

"It's so good to have a teacher. I also want to become a disciple of a Grandmaster who has been granted the title of King, but I still need to pass the third level of the Bridge to Heaven."

Aarons was somewhat envious. Before coming to Chaos City, when he was in the Northern Divine Land, many Marquis Immortals would give him a few pointers.

Even on the eve of the battle of geniuses, the king's top general, a true immortal king, personally guided him for several years.

Upon hearing this, Yu Duan smiled and offered a few words of comfort: "With your talent and strength, passing the third level will not be difficult."

Aarons' talent is considered top-tier in the regular genius battles, and his strength is significantly greater due to the level he is under-leveled.

After studying the Chaos Stele in Chaos City, he successfully passed the first level of the Sky Bridge on his first attempt, but he still lost on the second level.

Aarons nodded upon hearing this, then stood up and said with a smile, "I won't disturb your lovemaking any longer. I'm going to hunt down the Chaos Beasts."

"Get lost! You're the one who's having an affair with a man!" Koti couldn't hold back any longer and chased after Aarons, ready to beat him up.

……

After seeing off the grumbling Kedi, Yu Duan returned to the rooftop and began his secluded cultivation.

"I have only just begun to study the 43 secret techniques recommended by Master Mochenwang."

"The creators of these secret techniques have an overly unconventional understanding of the laws. Although I can understand their approach to analyzing the essence of the laws, it is difficult for me to truly apply it to my own use in a short period of time."

With a thought, Yu Duan focused his mind on the original core within his body, looking at the progress bar on the Book of Cause and Effect.

"Repaying the advance cost, 1.53 years spent comprehending the fundamental law of time. Current progress: 1.16 years and zero..."

In the Chaos City environment, Yu Duan devoted himself to meditation for a month and a half, and the progress bar for repaying the price increased to a little over a year.

In less than half a month at most, we will be able to pre-draw on a new essential law.

"Of the first nine more basic laws of time, there are still two I haven't mastered. I'll try to understand one first, and use the Book of Cause and Effect to anticipate the other."

When one has fully comprehended the eighth essence, the price paid for the ninth essence in advance by the Book of Cause and Effect should have been almost repaid.

As Yu Duan diligently studied the fundamental laws, the life energy that had accumulated in his body after drinking 'Eight Harmonies Yuan Chen' gently flowed into countless cells.

This process will last for about 7 days until Yu Duan evolves to the peak of the cosmic level, at which point the excess life energy will naturally dissipate.

...In the blink of an eye, more than two months have passed.

"combine!"

On the rooftop, Yu Duan's figure blurred instantly, transforming into a dazzling starlight that flashed in mid-air for a moment.

The Time Sword transformed into a dark ray of light, and in an instant, nine sword lights burst forth from above, below, and in all directions, emanating nine distinct yet subtly harmonious mysteries of time.

A moment later, Yu Duan landed on the rooftop, gazing at the new marks left on it.

"It seems that mastering the first image of the Chaos Stele is not so easy."

The first image on the Chaos Monument of the Myriad Universes is a sword mark.

To have grasped the profound mystery of the essence of time contained within the nine sword marks is already considered to have reached an extremely deep level of understanding.

But to truly understand it, one also needs to comprehend the 'Nine Harmonies' conception, which involves the interaction of nine different time essences.

When the sword is thrust out, nine sword lights intertwine, endlessly cycling and reincarnating, greatly enhancing its power, so it can also be called the 'reincarnation' realm.

"My comprehension is still too poor; this progress has not met my expectations."

Yu Duan shook his head, looked down on himself, and then focused his mind into his inner space, activating the Book of Cause and Effect that had just cooled down.

On the ancient pages, lines of characters resembling dragon and phoenix patterns emerge.

[The Fundamental Law of Time] Progress of Comprehension: Master the essence of the first 9 laws of time. You can advance your comprehension of the 10th essence of time, but the cost is 23.4 years to comprehend the fundamental law of time.

[Time and Space Sword Technique] Top-tier basic secret technique, level: fourth level, entry-level. Can pre-grant insights into the fifth level, entry-level. Cost: 4216.42 full-power executions of this sword technique.

【Time Flows】Top-tier movement technique, level: Second stage of Time Flows. Can be used in advance to gain insights into the 'Third stage of Time Flows', repaying the price, and fully unleashing this movement technique to travel a distance of 9.54 trillion kilometers.

[Chaos Stele of the Myriad Universe] Comprehension Progress: First Diagram Completed. You can advance your 'Ultimate First Diagram' level of comprehension to repay the price and study the Chaos Stele for 3 days.

……

Yu Duan's consciousness instantly scanned all the options, and then he keenly discovered the key elements.

To gain an ultimate understanding of the first image of the Chaos Stele in advance, the only price to pay is to study the Chaos Stele for 3 days.

"It's time to go and comprehend the Chaos Stele. I've made considerable progress and accumulated some knowledge during this period, so it's not a waste of the chance to comprehend the Chaos Stele."

With a thought, Yu Duan chose to pre-claim all the insights gained from the first image of the Chaos Stele.

In an instant, Yu Duan's consciousness entered a vast and magnificent dream.

In the dim light, one can see a great being slowly engraving something in front of an ancient stone tablet.

With each stroke, an endless, profound, and timeless artistic conception spreads out, drawing Yu Duan's consciousness completely into it.

It felt like a fleeting moment, yet also like an eternity.

When Yu Duan's consciousness returned to reality, he felt the profound mystery of the first nine essential aspects of the laws of time surging in his mind.

These nine natures of time are like basic units, which, in different orders and combinations, give rise to countless sparks.

"Buzz!"

Yu Duan raised his right hand, and nine beams of white-gold light bloomed in his palm, radiating completely different temporal moods, intertwining and resonating with each other, endlessly cycling and regenerating.

At this moment, Yu Duan truly grasped the profound mysteries of the first nine essences of time, including the coordination between the nine essences, and mastered them to an extreme.

(End of this chapter)