My classmates chose martial arts and fantasy, but I chose the prehistoric world.

The Heavenly-level missions are at the very top, with the fewest number, only about ten, marked in gold lettering, making them particularly eye-catching.

Meng Chuan stared intently—

"Mid-grade Heavenly Realm: Hunt down a deep-sea demonic dragon and extract its inner core. Target strength: Peak mid-level Saint (has already opened up an ultimate small world). Reward: Fifty high-grade divine crystals."

"Heavenly Grade Superior: Obtain the 'Void Flower,' located deep within the 'Bornless Canyon' in the Eastern Region of the Divine Realm Continent. Danger Level of the Target Area: Extremely High; there is a record of a High-Rank Saint falling there. Reward: 120 Superior Grade Divine Crystals."

"Heavenly Grade, Superior: Search for the 'Space-Time Secret Stone,' located in a spatial turbulence thirty million miles west of Wanfa Island. Clue: A cultivator once saw a stone emitting a silvery-white light in the spatial turbulence, suspected to be the Space-Time Secret Stone. Reward: Two hundred Superior Grade Divine Crystals."

"Mid-grade Heavenly Rank: Capture the 'Dream Butterfly,' located in the 'Dream Swamp' in the southern part of the Divine Realm Continent. Target characteristics: Proficient in illusion magic, capable of causing mid-level Saints to fall into a dream without their knowledge. Reward: Ninety high-grade divine crystals."

……

Meng Chuan read through the list one by one and got a general idea of ​​what was going on.

The rewards for Heavenly-level missions are generally in the form of "Superior Divine Crystals," with the highest being several hundred.

However, no Heaven-level missions appeared that offered him the rare and precious materials or rare elixirs he desired as rewards.

With his current strength, he can easily handle the lower-grade Heaven level.

However, the rewards for these tasks held little appeal for him.

Therefore, his attention was mostly focused on bounty missions of the mid-level Heaven rank and the high-level Heaven rank.

What he needs now is not a few or a dozen high-grade divine crystals, but rare treasures that can truly help him improve his strength—those things are said to fetch hundreds of high-grade divine crystals or even more at auctions.

"Um?"

Just then, Meng Chuan's gaze suddenly fell on a task at the bottom of the light screen.

The font of that quest was dimmer than the other Heavenly-level quests, as if it had been hanging there for a long time without anyone accepting it, and had been relegated to a corner.

"Heavenly Grade Low (Long-Term Valid): Decipher the mystery of the 77th stone tablet in the 'Forest of Ten Thousand Laws'. Location: Forbidden Area in the Center of Ten Thousand Laws Island, 'Forest of Ten Thousand Laws'. Reward: Choose one reward from the Heavenly Grade Low quests, plus a 'Guest Elder' identity token from the Ten Thousand Laws Hall."

Meng Chuan's heart stirred.

Wanfa Stele Forest?

He had lived on Wanfa Island for many years and had heard of the place.

It is said that these are the inheritance stone tablets left by the powerful figures of the Myriad Laws Hall throughout the ages, and each stone tablet is engraved with a kind of law insight or a supernatural secret technique.

However, those stone tablets are all equipped with restrictions, which the seekers need to break through on their own.

The more you crack, the deeper your insights become.

The seventy-seventh stone tablet is said to have remained unsolved for tens of thousands of years.

"This mission... is worth a try."

Meng Chuan pondered for a moment, then turned and walked towards a long table in the center of the hall.

A middle-aged deacon dressed in black sat at the table, looking down at a booklet.

"I want to take on a mission."

Meng Chuan got straight to the point.

The middle-aged deacon looked up and sized him up: "Which mission would you like, sir?"

"The Forest of Ten Thousand Laws Stele, the seventy-seventh stele."

The middle-aged deacon paused, a strange expression on his face: "Is the guest sure?"

"Sure."

The middle-aged deacon put down the booklet in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and said with a hint of admonition in his tone, "Guest, if I may be so bold—the last time someone completed that task was 80,000 years ago. Since then, many mid-level saints have tried to complete it, but no one has been able to solve it successfully."

Are you sure you want to waste your time on this?

Meng Chuan smiled slightly: "There's no harm in giving it a try."

Seeing this, the middle-aged deacon stopped trying to persuade him.

He took a black token from the drawer, engraved a rune on it, and handed it to Meng Chuan:

"With this token, you may enter the Forest of Ten Thousand Laws Steles. Remember, the token can only remain in the Forest of Steles for three months. After three months, it will automatically expire and teleport you out."

"If you successfully crack the code within three months, you can return with the token to claim your reward. If you fail... the token will be automatically destroyed."

Meng Chuan took the token; it was icy cold to the touch, and a mysterious fluctuation of law flowed across it.

Thank you.

He turned and walked out of the Bounty Hall, heading towards the forbidden area in the center of Wanfa Island.

……

The Wanfa Stele Forest is located in a valley in the very center of Wanfa Island.

At the entrance to the valley stands a massive stone tablet, ten zhang tall, with four ancient characters inscribed on it—

Forest of Ten Thousand Laws Stele!

At the entrance stood two guards dressed in black robes, their auras profound, clearly both being saint-level beings.

Meng Chuan presented his token, and after the two guards checked it and confirmed it was correct, they made way for him.

"Guest, please."

One of the guards made a "please" gesture, "After entering the Stele Forest, please abide by the rules—do not damage the stone tablets, do not attack others, or you will be permanently expelled from Wanfa Island."

Meng Chuan nodded and stepped into the valley.

As soon as he stepped into the valley, he felt a strong aura of law rushing towards him.

In the valley, stone tablets stand in a staggered pattern, some over ten zhang tall and others three or four zhang short.

Each stone tablet was covered with densely packed runes and patterns, radiating different fluctuations of laws.

There are fire-elemental laws as scorching as a volcano, water-elemental laws as cold as ice, and metal-elemental laws as sharp as swords…

There are also some more profound fluctuations of laws that even Meng Chuan cannot see through at a glance.

He did not stop in front of the first stone tablet, but walked straight into the depths of the valley.

Along the way, he occasionally saw a few cultivators sitting cross-legged in front of a stone tablet, meditating with their eyes closed and focused on their work.

Meng Chuan didn't disturb them and quietly walked past them.

After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he finally arrived at the deepest part of the valley.

Here stands a completely black stone tablet, about five zhang tall, much shorter than the other stone tablets, but it exudes an exceptionally heavy aura.

The surface of the stone tablet was as smooth as a mirror, without any runes or patterns, except for a shallow palm print in the very center of the tablet.

This is the seventy-seventh stone tablet.

Meng Chuan approached the stone tablet and placed his hand on the palm print.

The next moment, the scene before his eyes suddenly changed.

He found himself standing in an endless darkness.

There was no light, no sound, and no sensation.

It was as if the whole world had disappeared, leaving him all alone, suspended in the void.

"An illusion?"

Meng Chuan frowned.

He tried to mobilize the power of the laws within his body, but found that his power seemed to be suppressed by something and he could not use it at all.

"No, it's not an illusion..."

He sensed it carefully and gradually formed a guess in his mind.

This is an extremely profound law seal that has locked all his power within his body, turning him into a "mortal".

"I see... This stone tablet doesn't test one's understanding of the laws, nor their combat strength, but rather..."

Meng Chuan closed his eyes, emptied his mind, and immersed himself in the darkness.

Time passed by, second by second.

One day, two days, three days...